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The @UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic was established on 22 August 2011 by the Human Rights Council (Res. S-17/1)
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#Syria
is experiencing a wave of violence not seen since 2020
@UNCoISyria
warns in new report👉
Parties to the conflict have attacked civilians & infrastructure in ways likely amounting to
#WarCrimes
. Press release👉
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Our latest
@UNCoISyria
report finds temporary displacements carried out by
#SDF
or
#YPG
in northern
#Syria
were done with military necessity
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“Syrians are not giving up on justice and respect for their rights and we must all continue to support them”, Chair Pinheiro at today’s event on accountability after 10 years of conflict
#Syria
@UNHumanRights
@UN_HRC
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Our report is now online (A/HRC/36/55) and includes an inquiry into use of chemical weapons in Khan Shaykhun:
#HRC36
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On
#International
Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance we remind of the tens of thousands in incommunicado arbitrary detention in Syria. Enforced disappearance is systematically used to spread terror as violence escalate across Syria.
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Between March 2013 and March 2019, the
@UNCoISyria
publicly reported 37 instances of the use of
#chemicalweapons
in
#Syria
. The vast majority of these attacks (32 of 37) were perpetrated by Syrian Government forces, including through the use of
#chlorine
and
#sarin
.
#HRC40
@OPCW
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الأمين العام يجدد الدعوة لإنشاء مؤسسة لكشف مصير 100 ألف مفقود في سوريا
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On Monday the COI will release a report on 10 years of arbitrary detention and imprisonment in
#Syria
Read the full report and see the full video at 1pm CET.
#humanrights
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We have consistently reported deliberate attacks against
#hospitals
, medical care, and transport in
#Syria
since early 2016.
#StandWithSyria
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BREAKING:
@UNCoISyria
lauds today’s UN General Assembly adoption of the resolution to establish an independent institution to clarify the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons in Syria.
Draft resolution A/77/L.79 :
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“The
@UNCoISyria
says it has confirmed at least 34
#ChemicalAttacks
attacks since 2013, many of which it said used
#chlorine
or
#sarin
, a nerve agent, and were conducted by the
#Syria
-n government.“ (via
@nytimes
)
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“The plight of the Syrian people is not only a cautionary tale for other conflicts but a situation that still requires concerted diplomatic focus, humanitarian action, and compassion for all Syrians." Report: Remarks:
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A new brief report by the
@UNCoISyria
, ‘Sieges as a Weapon of War: Encircle, starve, surrender, evacuate’, is now online
#Syria
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In the wake of recent information released by the Syrian Government on the deaths of numerous detained and missing persons, we released an advocacy paper in NY today to stress the need for the State to account for the fates and whereabouts of the victims
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Tomorrow the Commission of Inquiry on will release its LATEST REPORT on increasing violence and fighting in
#Syria
. Follow this space and
@UNHumanRights
and
@UNWebTV
for the Geneva press conference at 13:30 CET and to get the full report.
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On Human Rights Day we remind that a myriad of heinous human rights abuses in Syria remains unresolved and unaddressed. Syria is still a dangerous and deadly place for civilians and unsafe for returning refugees. Statement to
#HRC48
:
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More aid desperately needed into NW Syria through every possible route - cross line or cross border. The aid response so far has been lethally slow. To save lives, all obstacles must be overcome, whether bureaucratic, political or legal.
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Our latest
@UNCoISyria
report also finds
#Syria
forces purposely targeted
#WadiBarada
water and armed groups did not poison the well
#HRC34
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In 14 attacks by Syrian and Russian forces that
@UNCoISyria
detailed in the northwest in the past few months, scores of children were killed, including on their way to school. New report: Remarks by
@UNCoISyria
Chair:
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In Al Hawl and other camps, an estimated 40,000 children have been unlawfully interned in horrifying conditions for years. The first remedy for unlawful detention is release.- NEW REPORT out today Follow live
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Increasing violence & fighting add to Syria’s woes, making it unsafe for return. “The war on civilians continues, it is difficult to find security or safe haven.” -
@UNCoISyria
Chair Paulo Pinheiro. NEW REPORT out now Follow live
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Statement of the
@UNCoISyria
Regarding the Announcement of the Resignation of Ms. Carla Del Ponte:
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On
#InternationalDayoftheDisappeared
@UNCoISyria
encourages States to seize moment to establish mechanism for the missing in
#Syria
: .
@antonioguterres
' report to be issued today on bolstering efforts to clarify fate of missing and supporting their families
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Security Council votes today on resolution determining whether cross-border aid deliveries to NW Syria can continue.
@UNCoISyria
points to alarming trajectory of consistent narrowing of cross-border aid delivery. Since 2020, 3 crossings have been excluded from scope of resolution
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Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
' landmark report recommends concrete action to address the situation of missing persons in
#Syria
. It's time to create a mechanism to clarify their fate and provide support to their families:
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Press release:
@UNCoISyria
lauds long-awaited international institution to clarify fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands missing and disappeared in
#Syria
by
#UNGA
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On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
@UNCoISyria
calls on parties to conflict in
#Syria
to cease every form of sexual and gender-based violence, and end all policies and practices which discriminate against Syrian women and girls
#PushForward
#16Days
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We have a duty to document the unambiguously illegal use of prohibited
#chemicalweapons
in violation of
#internationallaw
#HRC36
#Syria
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Reeling from the aftermath of devastating earthquakes after being bombed, depleted and isolated, Syrian civilians in NW Syria need lifesaving assistance now. They must not be abandoned.
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.
@UNCoISyria
lauds
@UN
General Assembly adoption of resolution establishing independent institution to clarify fate & whereabouts of missing persons in
#Syria
. Finally, families will be aided by international body that can help clarify the whereabouts of missing loved ones.
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UN Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
' landmark report recommends concrete action to address the situation of missing persons in
#Syria
. It's time to create a mechanism to clarify their fate and provide support to their families:
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Member States must not lose sight of
#Syria
, amid the largest escalation in violence in four years, Syrians face unprecedented hardship. 16.7 million require humanitarian assistance, largest number since the start of the crisis.
“There are in fact no signs of calm in any of Syria’s theaters – only unresolved conflicts, bubbling violence, and sharp flares of hostilities,” warns
@GeirOPedersen
, UN Special Envoy for the country
Read more ⤵️
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We condemn the recent upsurge of violence in
#Idlib
and
#EasternGhouta
,
#Syria
. Over the last 48 hours, the scale and ferocity of attacks has increased dramatically resulting in multiple reports of civilian casualties & airstrikes that have reportedly hit at least three hospitals
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We launched our 17th mandated report to the
@UN_HRC
today, which documents continued hostilities and lawlessness countrywide. These factors render safe & sustainable return of displaced Syrians impossible.
Report:
Press Release EN:
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On
#HumanRightsDay
@UNCoISyria
recalls the right to truth for families of
#Syria
's missing & that parties to conflict must release those arbitrarily detained. International entity to address suffering caused by the scourge of missing&disappeared will be welcome progress.
@UN_HRC
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Chair of
@UNCoISyria
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro tells the HRC: "Warring parties’ have willingly prioritized territorial control... while disregarding the lives of civilians."
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UN official: Hostilities in Syria have reached the worst point in four years
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Despite the headline and accurate coverage of our latest report on
#SGBV
in
#Syria
, we must re-emphasise that this pervasive and devastating phenomenon occurring countrywide is not limited to women and girls, but that survivors include men and boys as well.
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.Op-Ed by
@UNCoISyria
Commissioners on the need to establish an international mechanism for Syria's disappeared.
@UN_HRC
@OHCHR_MENA
@UNHumanRights
@UN_News_Centre
@UNGeneva
@UNICBeirut
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Hanny Megally of
@UNCoISyria
to
#HRC47
on cross-border humanitarian aid: “The millions displaced Syrians in Idlib are some of the world’s most vulnerable people right now. It would be unconscionable to place limits on aid delivery to them – all aid must flow freely.”
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We look forward to welcoming everyone at 1:30pm for the launch of one of our most important & comprehensive reports, on sexual & gender-based violence in
#Syria
, which reflects trends & patterns documented countrywide over the past six years
#SGBV
#HRC37
@WILPF
@UN_Women
@UN_HRC
The
@UNCoISyria
will host a
@UN_HRC
side event on Thursday, 15 March 2018, from 1:30 to 3:00pm, at Palais des Nations (Room XXIII) in
#Geneva
, to launch our latest conference room paper, entitled: “‘I lost my dignity’: Sexual and gender-based violence in the Syrian Arab Republic”
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العنف الجنسي في مراكز الاحتجاز التابعة لـ #الحكومة_السورية والذي يشكل جزءا من هجوم واسع النطاق وممنهج ضد السكان المدنيين، يرقى إلى مستوى الجرائم ضد الإنسانية.
ورقة سياسات 👈
اليوم العالمي للقضاء على #العنف_الجنسي في حالات النزاع
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#UNGA
's 3rd Committee adopts resolution noting the
@UNCoISyria
's recommendation for a mechanism to coordinate and consolidate claims regarding missing and disappeared Syrians, and requests a study on how to bolster efforts to clarify their fate and whereabouts.
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On
#WorldRefugeeDay
@UNCoISyria
cautions that
#Syria
is still far from safe for return. Returnees face arbitrary detention, torture, disappearance. Hostilities continue. Civilians, including IDPs, face unprecedented humanitarian crisis with largest-ever number in need.
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@UNCOISYRIA
today launches its latest report on continuous violations and fighting in Syria, increasing hardship and danger for Syrians. Press conference at 12:30 CET Geneva time. Watch this space.
UNTV:
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We will be releasing our 16th mandated report to the UN Human Rights Council on 12 September, via a press conference at 12 noon CEST at Palais des Nations in Geneva.
@UN_HRC
@UNHumanRights
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The Commission is now at the
@UN_HRC
. Follow the interactive dialogue on Syria and the latest
@UNCoISyria
report with some 40 States and NGO's. Now live
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ICYMI: The Commission has documented the facilities where violations occurred most frequently over the last decade
#detention
#torture
#imprisonment
#syria
لقد وثّقت اللجنة المرافق التي جرت فيها الانتهاكات بشكل متكرر خلال العقد الماضي. #اعتقالات #تعذيب #سجن #سوريا
@UN_HRC
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تزايد العنف والقتال في القرى السورية ، مما يجعلها غير آمنة للعيش
الحرب على المدنيين مستمرة ، ومن الصعب إيجاد ملاذ امن في ظل هذه الظروف". –
UNCoISyria رئيس باولو بينيرو
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Arbitrary detention, disappearances, torture, lack of rule of law continue in
#Syria
,
@UNCoISyria
warns in latest report👉 , in ways likely amounting to
#WarCrimes
.
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On alleged use of chemical weapons in eastern Ghouta: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of such weapons by any party to the conflict . . . Perpetrators of such attacks must be identified and held accountable"
#Syria
#EasternGhouta
#Douma
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Read
@UNCoISyria
's new paper on
#Syria
’s missing and disappeared persons:
@antonioguterres
soon to publish UNGA-requested study on bolstering efforts to clarify their fate. “Time to act now. Families have waited too long!"
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On 18 Feb,
@UNCoISyria
to publish report on 10 years of violations & abuses in
#Syria
& in March will launch its special report on detention. Press opportunities to follow.
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@UNCoISyria
to brief the Human Rights Council this afternoon on its latest report:, Watch Commissioners' Interactive Dialogue with Member States here from approximately 15.30 CET Geneva time
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@UN
GA Third Committee adopts resolution on human rights situation in Syria: "Welcomes report of S-G
@antonioguterres
on missing persons in the Syrian Arab Republic, supports its findings, notes with appreciation its recommendations, expresses its intention to take action."
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New report from
@UNCoISyria
documenting grave violations of fundamental human rights and humanitarian law across the country:
Map: Approximate areas of influence as of July 2022
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We detailed prohibited
#ChemicalWeapons
use throughout
#Syria
, including in
#Aleppo
. We continue to support all efforts for
#accountability
.
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CoI Syria now live at presser releasing latest report: Watch live:
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@UNCoISyria
: "We have lent our voice to families of missing&disappeared in Syria, calling for independent mechanism with international mandate to coordinate&consolidate claims regarding missing persons. Families waited too long.” Watch Yasmen's story:
@UN_HRC
@UNNewsArabic
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Hostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives.
The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that fighting in the country has reached its worst point in years, with devastating consequences for civilians.
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.
@UNCoISyria
Chair Paulo Pinheiro to
@UN_News_Centre
:
"We have arrived in the 12th year of this war. It's time to establish a body that consolidates and coordinates the search for Syria's missing. Their families expect this from the UN."
@UN_HRC
@OHCHR_MENA
@UNICBeirut
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The Commission has documented the facilities where violations occurred most frequently over the last decade
#detention
#torture
#imprisonment
#syria
لقد وثّقت اللجنة المرافق التي جرت فيها الانتهاكات بشكل متكرر خلال العقد الماضي. #اعتقالات #تعذيب #سجن #سوريا
@UN_HRC
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@UNCoISyria
releases new report to
@UN_HRC
documenting continuing patterns of
#torture
and ill-treatment, including enforced disappearances, in detention facilities across
#Syria
between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2023, see
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The
@UNCoISyria
will host a
@UN_HRC
side event on Thursday, 15 March 2018, from 1:30 to 3:00pm, at Palais des Nations (Room XXIII) in
#Geneva
, to launch our latest conference room paper, entitled: “‘I lost my dignity’: Sexual and gender-based violence in the Syrian Arab Republic”
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Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of
@UNCoISyria
to
#HRC47
: Violence has escalated across north-west
#Syria
. With simmering conflict in other areas and rampant human rights violations carried out with impunity by armed actors who prey on civilians.
Full Statement:
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High Commissioner
@volker_turk
at
@UN
GA: "Most of the actors that we consulted agreed that a new, dedicated entity should be established, with a mandate to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people, and provide families and survivors with answers and adequate support."
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.
@UNCoISyria
:
#Syrian
airstrike killed 21 children in Haas schools. Location was known and no valid military objective–attack was deliberate
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Any international effort to clarify the fate and whereabouts of
#Syria
’s missing must ensure a central role for families’ associations and Syrian civil society actors. Families have the right to know the fate of their loved ones, and int'l community must support their efforts.
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Commissioner Karen AbuZayd's last message to Human Rights Council
#HRC48
: “Recent months have seen increased fighting & violence in northwest, northeast and south of the country". Full speech:
@UN_HRC
@UNHumanRights
@UNHCRinSYRIA
@UN_Women
@OHCHR_MENA
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Info received by
@COISyria
indicates severe lack of equipment and assistance in north and northwest Syria. Response must be based only on transparent & impartial humanitarian assessment. Every further delay will be measured in lives
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إقرأ الورقة الجديدة الصادرة عن اللجنة
@UNCoISyria
حول الأشخاص المفقودين والمختفين في سوريا أنطونيو غوتيريش
@antonioguterres
ينشر قريبًا دراسة طلبتها الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة عن
تعزيز الجهود لتوضيح مصيرهم. آن أوان التحرك. فقد انتظرت العائلات وقتًا طويلاً
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Sexual violence in
#Syrian
government detention facilities is part of widespread & systematic attack against civilian population, amounting to crimes against humanity.
@UNCoISyria
report👉
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
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On UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
@UNCoISyria
shares voices of
#Syrians
tortured in arbitrary & incommunicado detention. Abhorrent torture and ill-treatment in Syrian security forces’ prisons still ongoing.
Report:
@UN_HRC
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The
@UNCoISyria
launched our 18th mandate report to the
@UN_HRC
today, which documents how escalated violence and subsequent waves of mass displacement continue to torment
#Syria
-n civilians after eight year of conflict.
#HRC42
link:
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أصدرت اللجنة تقريراً جديداً أمام مجلس حقوق الإنسان التابع للأمم المتحدة يوثق الأنماط المستمرة للتعذيب وسوء المعاملة، بما في ذلك الاختفاء القسري، في مرافق الاحتجاز في جميع أنحاء سوريا بين 1 كانون الثاني/يناير 2020 و30 نيسان/أبريل 2023. أنظر التقرير👇
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@UNCoISyria
extends its deepest condolences to all people in Syria & Türkiye affected by the devastating earthquake and reiterates its call for a ceasefire in Syria & for international community to provide humanitarian aid & support. Now is the time for solidarity.
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Hundreds of boys caught in middle of Hasaka prison fighting is stark reminder of need to repatriate children from detention in northeast Syria.
Op-ed in Le Monde:
Op-ed in The Times:
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“No End in Sight”: Torture and ill-treatment in the Syrian Arab Republic 2020-2023: see summary of new
@UNCoISyria
report at via
@reliefweb
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A new brief report by the
@UNCoISyria
, ‘Detention in the Syrian Arab Republic: A Way Forward’, is now online
#Syria
#HRC37
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Escalating fighting, severe economic deterioration, and persistent
#humanrightsviolations
require urgent
#Syrian
and international responses,
@UNCoISyria
warns in latest report👉
Press release 👉
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"These children have faced a wide range of grave violations and mass atrocities both during and after ISIL’s rule in northeast Syria, and risk being forgotten at a time of widening crisis in the region."
Policy paper from
@UNCoISyria
👉
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On the 30th anniversary of the Declaration on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and its designation to help victims of such acts and their families to unveil the truth, read
@UNCoISyria
recommendations ➡️
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Op-ed by
@UNCoISyria
Commissioners in The Times on the necessity to bring children home from Syrian detention camps: "Punishing children for the sins of their parents cannot be justified."
Full text:
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UN chief calls for new tool to find 100,000 ‘disappeared’ Syrians | UN News
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