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 […]
Maher Arar Statement in Ottawa on November 4, 2003, less than one month after being released from prison in Syria
The following statement was read by Maher Arar in Ottawa on November 4, 2003, less than one month after being released from prison in Syria: Maher ArarI am here today to tell the people of Canada what has happened to me.There have been many allegations made about me in the media, all of them by […]
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