Sixteen detainees were released today in Idlib by the Syrian regime, as part of a prisoner swap with the Nusra Front. Among those released were eight women. Neither the Syrian regime, not the Nusra Front released any information on the prisoner swap and the mediator which organised it. The names of those released are: 1. […]
Tadmur Prison: A Special Report
Tadmur Prison (Palmyra) is counted among the worst reputed prisons internationally, having witnessed unprecedented atrocities for at least two decades, some of which has not been documented, and whose perpetrators have not been taken to court till today. Since its inception in 1997, the Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has worked on the case of […]
Hundreds of Detainees Released in Damascus
Approximately 700 detainees were released in Damascus on Tuesday morning in a spectacular scenario, when around 400 of them were gathered in front of the Rural Damascus Governorate building in the al-Marjah square at 9am, and forced to shout slogans in support of the president Bashar al-Asad before they were released. Three hundred others were […]
The Military Field Court Sentences a Child to Death
The Syrian Association for the Defence of Human Rights (SADHR) has come to know that the Military Field Court had issued a death sentence against the child Mohammed Fayadh al-Uzub (16 years) from Daraya, more than two weeks ago. He was accused of being a member of a terrorist group. and later, his sentence was […]
RSF : On the second anniversary of the arrest of Mazen Darwish the human rights situation remains critical as two more human rights defenders are targeted
16 February 2014 marked the two-year anniversary of the arbitrary arrest of prominent human rights defender Mazen Darwish. Despite the international reaction and calls for his release and that of his colleagues the situation for human rights defenders in Syria remains critical. On 17 February 2014, the home of detained human rights defender Khalil Ma’touq […]
HRW: Justice Essential for Durable Peace
Five human rights priorities should be central to the discussions between the Syrian government and opposition delegations ahead of the opening of the first direct negotiations between the warring parties in Syria. The priorities should be justice, humanitarian aid access, rights-respecting treatment of detainees, security sector reform, and an end to the unlawful use of […]
Thousands of Leaked Photos are Evidence of Systematic Crimes inside Syria’s Prisons
A report prepared by a group of international investigators after studying thousands of leaked images from Syria revealed that torture and killing is practised systematically in Syrian prisons. The report said, “The images are enough to prove that the regime has committed crimes against humanity”. The group preparing the report studied 55,000 images of detainees […]
Detainees released for the Terrorism cases court
The Syrian Human Rights Committee has learned that the judges of the Terrorism Cases Court has agreed to released the following detainees: 1- Walid Bazrkan : Homs Central Prison, with a bail of 175,000 Syrian pounds. His family could not afford the amount requested. 2- Mohammed Al-Tarsha with a bail of 5000 S.P.. They also […]