INTRODUCTION One of the major concerns of Amnesty International featured in this report is the apparent surge of politically motivated arbitrary arrests in Syria towards the end of 2000, which have included members of parliament, prominent opposition figures, and other activists in civil society groups and the human rights movement. This report raises the cases […]
Human Rights Watch Report 1999 on Human Rights Developments in Syria
“I do not go into the prisons, but I believe that there are not many prisoners any more,” President Hafez al-Asad said in an interview with the French television station TF-1 in Damascus on July 11, the week before his official state visit to France. Indeed, there were welcome releases during the year of 121 […]
Amnesty International Annual Report on Syria Covering events from January – December 2002
Syrian Arab Republic Head of state: Bashar al-Assad Head of government: Muhammad Mustafa Miro Capital: Damascus Scores of people were arrested during the year for political reasons, including Syrian exiles who had voluntarily returned and others suspected of membership of unauthorized political groups. There was an increase in the repression of human rights defenders […]
Sharp deterioration of press freedom in the world in 2001
More and more journalists arrested, press freedom on the decline in several countries En 2001: – 31 journalists killed – 489 arrested – 716 attacked or threatened – 378 press media censured – As of January 1st, 2002, 110 journalists imprisoned in the world As compared to 2000: – 32 journalists killed – 329 arrested […]
Amnesty International Report 2001
SHRC | World View | Amnesty International Report 2001 In its report is Syria, AI reports that the fate of hundreds of people who “disappeared” in the 1970s and 1980s remained unknown. At least two political detainees died in custody . Hundreds of political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, were released during 2000, however, hundreds […]
SYRIA: Torture, despair and dehumanization in Tadmur Military Prison
The 24 pages report is issued as part of Amnesty International worldwide campaign against torture. The report includes testimonies from people of different nationalities who were detained in the prison because of their links with a number of different political groups. It finds that Tadmur Prison appears to have been designed to inflict the maximum […]
Human Rights Watch Report 2000 on Human Rights Developments in Syria
The following are highlights from HRW report 2000 in Syria: Authorities still viewed human rights activists as criminals and subjected them to harsh punishment. Five associates of the Committees for the Defense of Democratic Freedoms and Human Rights in Syria (known by the acronym CDF) were serving eight to ten year prison terms imposed by […]
Human Rights Watch report – 2001: Human Rights Developments – Syria
The report states that, “despite the presidential succession, Syrians continued to be denied civil and political rights. Freedom of expression, association, and assembly were strictly limited in law and practice; the local media and access to the Internet remained state-controlled; and the pervasive powers of the security forces under the country’s long-standing emergency law, in […]
Human Rights Watch World Report 2002 – Syria
Human Rights Developments Defending Human Rights HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS President Bashar al-Asad’s government launched a crackdown on peaceful but outspoken advocates of reform in August, sending a clear message that it would tolerate a political opening only on its own terms and according to its own timetable. Authorities arrested leading critics and others […]
Amnesty International Annual Report 2002 on Syria
Syrian Arab Republic Head of state: Bashar al-Assad Head of government: Muhammad Mustafa Miro Capital: Damascus Population: 16.6 million Official language: Arabic Death penalty: retentionist Scores of political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, were released during 2001, most as a result of a presidential amnesty. Dozens of people, including prisoners of conscience, were arrested during […]