A number of deported and exiled citizens tried to settle their situations and return home hoping that they would lead a normal life there. They were encouraged in the wake of promises they had received from the Syrian Embassies and as a result of the speeches of the President of the Republic, and in consequence […]
Second: Torture in the Syrian prisons and interrogation centers:
Clause 3 of Article 28 of the Syrian Permanent Constitution states: “No one may be tortured physically or mentally or be treated in a humiliating manner. The law defines the punishment of whoever commits such an act.” Article 5 of the International Declaration of Human Rights states “No one shall be subjected to torture or […]
Third: Death under torture or as a result thereof:
Many confirmed reports state that during this year cases of death took place under torture, as a result thereof or as a result of the health negligence that is routinely practiced against the detainees during the period of interrogation, or against the detainees kept in the branches of interrogation. Informed sources testify that the […]
Ninth: The press, mass media, journalistic and mass media freedoms:
Audio-visual and read mass media are sill possessed by the State. No opinion other than the official one that supports the policy of the standing regime and the ruling Ba’thist Party is allowed to be published. All the newspapers that are issued in Syria are either official or semi-official. They represent the Authority or the […]
SHRC campaigns to release a sixteen-month detainee for surfing the net
Sixteen months has already elapsed since Mr. Abdul Rahman Shaghouri was arrested for surfing sites with special interests to Syrian current affairs, downloading and distributing some news to friends. Mr. Abdul Rahman Shaghouri has been transferred to Sednaya prison some while ago, following difficult times he had spent in “Palestine Branch” when he was […]
Sednaya Prison: The Continual Human Tragedy
Sednaya Prison The Continual Human Tragedy When will the chronic series of detention in Syrian come to an end? Introduction Sednaya civil prison is one of the largest and newest Syrian prisons. The Government finished building it in 1987. It is situated in the mountainous village of Sednaya, which lies north of the […]
Urgent Call To release the rest of Darayya Detainees
Almost a year has elapsed since the arrest and detention of 24 citizens from the Darayya town in Damascus suburban province because of their local reformative activities that aimed to resist corruption, to encourage a cleaner environment and to boycott American goods. However the abovementioned four are still held in custody away from the […]
Amnesty International: Syria: Punished for using the internet
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement AI Index: MDE 24/017/2004 (Public) News Service No: 057 12 March 2004 Embargo Date: 12 March 2004 00:01 GMT Syria: Punished for using the internet – Amnesty International calls for an end to the suppression of the right to freedom of expression Amnesty […]
Sednaya Prison; A Human Tragedy
Hundreds of Syrian detainees whom had spent two decades at Palmyra desert prison under inhumane conditions and had suffered torture and fallen victim to fatal illnesses, were transferred to Sednaya prison north of the capital Damascus in late Summer 2001. No one can explain the reason why these prisoners of conscience continue to be locked-up […]
Feeling of Security: between Law and No Law
The State is responsible for its citizens and for safeguarding their security, a thing not enjoyed by the Syrian citizen who is liable to oppression because of his opinions. Oppression takes various forms including direct arrest and presenting to exceptional courts and other covert forms. Attempts of Assassination, Kidnapping, Threatening and Aggression There […]
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