Tag: Syria
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Ending Arbitrary Detention in Northeast Syria: A Humanitarian and Legal Imperative
Years after the collapse of ISIS’s territorial control in Syria, tens of thousands of individuals—including large numbers of women and children—remain held in camps and detention facilities in the country’s northeast. These detentions, led by the Kurdish territory with backing from the U.S.-led coalition, often occur without formal charges or access to legal processes. Many…
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French Judges Issue Arrest Warrants for Assad and Associates Over Chemical Attacks
French criminal investigative judges have issued arrest warrants for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and three associates in connection with the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Douma and Eastern Ghouta in August 2013, resulting in over 1,000 deaths. Aida Samani from Civil Rights Defenders stated, “The warrants send a strong message that the…