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February 24, 2025 Statement

Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Children in Armed Conflict

February 2025

February 18, 2025 News Release

US, EU, UK: Lift Syria Sanctions Hindering Recovery

Reconstruction Critical to Protect Basic Rights

A worker unloads bags and boxes of humanitarian aid from the back of a truck in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria, June 9, 2021.
February 11, 2025 Letter

Letter to the EU Member States Ahead of the Syria Conference in Paris

February 7, 2025 News Release

Northeast Syria: Camp Detainees Face Uncertain Future

Dire Conditions, Lagging Repatriations, US Funding Freeze Fuel Instability

Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate.
February 3, 2025 Dispatches

EU, Other Host States Should Support Syrians Weighing Return with 'Go-and-See' Visits

Visits Facilitate Informed Return Decisions during Critical Transition

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January 30, 2025 News Release

Northeast Syria: Apparent War Crime by Türkiye-Backed Forces

Ankara Should Investigate, Hold Perpetrators Accountable

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January 16, 2025 News Release

Syria: Chance to End The Cycle of Repression, Abuse

Ensure Accountability for Atrocity Crimes, Protect Syrians of All Backgrounds

A woman wearing a Syrian opposition flag visits Sednaya prison near Damascus, Syria, December 12, 2024
December 23, 2024 Statement

Syria: Preserve Evidence of Mass Atrocities

Urgent Need to Document Assad Government’s Abuses

Family members of missing Syrian detainees hold up photos of their loved ones outside al-Mujtahid hospital in Damascus on December 15, 2024.
December 16, 2024 News Release

Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated

Human Remains, Other Evidence Suggest Area Is Huge Crime Scene

Human Rights Watch researchers visit the site of the mass grave in Tadamon, Damascus on December 11, 2024. Human Rights Watch confirmed the mass grave’s exact location after verifying a leaked video, taken in April 2013, showing summary executions by Syrian government forces and affiliated militia.
December 12, 2024 News Release

Syria: Post-Assad Transition Should Center Human Rights

Urgently Address Justice, Accountability, and Protection of All Syrians

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December 11, 2024 News Release

Northeast Syria: Displacement Worsens Aid Crisis

Ensure Civilians’ Right to Shelter, Food, Health, Basic Necessities

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December 10, 2024 Dispatches

As Many Syrian Refugees Return Home, Others Cannot

Syria Remains Volatile, Future Uncertain

A Syrian refugee arrives with his family to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Oncupinar border crossing, December 10, 2024.
December 8, 2024 News Release

A New Dawn for Syria

Armed Groups Should Ensure Humane Treatment for All

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December 6, 2024 Dispatches

The Need to Continue Protecting Syrian Refugees

Resurging Fighting in Syria Shows Country Unsafe for Refugee Returns

Hundreds of families have fled the eastern countryside of Idlib and western Aleppo, Syria, November 27, 2024.
December 4, 2024 News Release

Syria: Civilians at Risk Amid Renewed Hostilities

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Residential areas are damaged following an airstrike by Syrian Arab Armed Forces on the city center of Idlib, northwestern Syria, December 1, 2024.

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