A statement was made by an SHRC spokesman about the oppression inflicted upon the peaceful demonstration of the Kurdish children and organisers in front of the UNICEF office in the Syrian capital, Damascus on 25th of June this year. He said that it is the right of the Kurdish children and the right of their […]
On the occasion of the death of the Lebanese citizen Joseph Howayes in the Syrian prisons
A media spokesman of SHRC commented on the news revealed today about the death of Mr. Joseph Howayes in the Syrian prisons on 25 June 2003, saying that the Syrian Security authorities should bear full responsibility for the death of the said detainees, especially that the conditions of Syrian prisons are well known for torture, […]
Deterioration of Mohamad Ma’mun Al-Humsi Health condition
An SHRC media spokesman expressed deep concern over the news of the deteriorating health condition of the former MP Mr. Al-Humsi. The spokesman told that this deterioration developed as a natural consequence to the physical and psychological circumstances of which Mr. Al-Humsi has suffered in jail. The spokesman added that cardiac disease of which the […]
Names of Some Victims of Tadmur Prison Massacre 27/6/ 1980 Carried out by Defence Brigades of Rifaat Al-Assad
Names of Some Victims of Tadmur Prison Massacre 27/6/ 1980 Carried out by Defence Brigades of Rifaat Al-Assad Below is a list containing names of 406 detainees. As far as SHRC knows, they were kept in Tadmur (Palmyra) prison immediately prior to the horrific massacre which was perpetrated on 27th June 1980. However, all information […]
Names of Some Victims of Tadmur Prison Massacre 27/6/ 1980 Carried out by Defence Brigades of Rifaat Al-Assad
Names of Some Victims of Tadmur Prison Massacre 27/6/ 1980 Carried out by Defence Brigades of Rifaat Al-Assad Below is a list containing names of 406 detainees. As far as SHRC knows, they were kept in Tadmur (Palmyra) prison immediately prior to the horrific massacre which was perpetrated on 27th June 1980. However, all information […]
Commenting on the release of the Syrian journalist Tayseer Allouni
A media spokesman of SHRC said that the release of the Syrian correspondence from a Spanish jail fell short to meet the minimum of what the Spanish justice should do to rectify the wrong caused to Allouni and others implicated from his detention. The spokesman said: “ Spanish authorities should have released unconditionally journalist Tayseer […]
Syrian Air Force Intelligence arrest civilians: Khalil Sualiman under arrest
News coming from Aleppo said that a patrol of Air Force Intelligence arrested Engineer Khalil Sulaiman son of Mustafa while he was at work in the Agriculture Department at Tal Al-Dhaman, in the area of Jabal Sam’an in the Northern Province of Aleppo. The arrest occurred before noon of Saturday 30th August 2003. It was […]
Names of some detainees released from Syrian Prisons in November 2001
The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified names of some detainees who have been released from Syrian prisons Name District Date of Release Notes Abbas Abbas November-01 Labour Party Abdel Qader Abdel Lateef Hablas Idlib – Hazano November-01 Islamist Abdel Qader Hamdo Aleppo November-01 Islamist Abdullah Hamido Aleppo- Mannig November-01 Islamist Adel Isamel November-01 Adnan Mahfood […]
On the 23rd Anniversary of the Great Massacre Pauses at the Gates of the Desert Tadmur Prison Published 27 June 2003
Historical Hints and Backgrounds Rif’at Al-Asad: the Engineer and Schemer of the Massacre The tool of executing the massacre at Tadmur: The Defense Brigades The Location of the Massacre: History and Geography The Colossal Event: the Massacre of the Desert Prison of Tadmur The Number of the Victims of the Massacre Mass Graves Legal Concealment of […]
Syria – Human Rights Rating 2001
Syria – Human Rights Rating 2001 Complied by Syrian Human Rights Committee A FREEDOM TO COMMENTS 1 Travel in own country yes Restrictions in frontier areas, Security check posts stationed between cities occasionally. 2 Travel outside own country no Exit permit required, strict requirements to youth , graduates and those requested to military […]