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Syrian Refugees Die in Lebanese Army Prisons

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At least eight Syrian refugees have died whilst being detained by the Lebanese army. It is thought that those who died, did so under torture and due to the inhumane conditions in the places of detention and arrest. The Lebanese army said that it had become clear that a number of those whom they had […]

Syria Six Years On: Continuous Violations and Absent Justice

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Six years ago, popular protests of an unprecedented nature erupted across Syria. This took place after approximately half a century of emergency rule in which all forms of participation in public life outside the control of the state was halted, including political parties and organisations as well as NGOs. Syria was a closed state in […]

National Assembly Adopts Resolution for Accountability Mechanism in Syria

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The United Nations National Assembly adopted a resolution to establish a mechanism investigating the war crimes committed in Syria. The decree was supported by 105 states, opposed by 15, whilst 52 countries abstained from voting. The resolution has set a precedent, being the first time in which a mechanism for investigation in a particular country […]

On the Anniversary of the Lifting of the State of Emergency: The State was Lifted, the Emergencies Remain

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On 21/4/2011, the state of emergency in Syria which had been in operation since 8/3/1963 was lifted by the legislative decree 161, ending the longest state of emergency in modern history, as well as shutting down the infamous Supreme State Court on the same day. The text which had declared a state of emergency by […]

Five years on the dissolution of The Supreme State Security Court: Repression as a court

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The Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) represented one of the main pillars of the repressive regime established by the Ba’ath party upon their seizing of power via military coup in 1963. The SSSC was an expression of the regime’s disdain for law since its creation in 1963 and until its dissolution in 2011, five years […]

Syrian Refugees Exceed Four Million: Four Years of Violations

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Syrian refugees have exceeded the four million mark for the first time since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in March 2011- according to the statistics of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)- making them the highest number of refugees in the world since the migration of 4.6 million Afghani’s from their country in […]

War Criminal Mohammed Naseef Dies

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The retired Major General and assistant vice president Mohammed Naseef died in Damascus today, aged 85 years old. During his lifetime, Naseef presided over several of the security apparatus’, the most prominent of which was the Internal Branch 251 which he headed between 1972-2002, and which was then succeeded by Bahjat Sulaiman (later known as […]

The Bombing of Tadmur Prison: Targeting the site of Violations

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Days following its publishing of images claimed to be from Tadmur Prison, ISIS published images today of its bombing of the same prison. The images showed armed men planting explosives in the prison, before bombing it. The bombing operation was recorded from a number of cameras surrounding the prison. ISIS did not give any reason […]

Field Executions: The Systematic Crime of ISIS

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Field executions are considered among the most prominent of violations committed by ISIS since its control over the city of al-Raqqa, in addition to other areas it controls in Syria, the latest of which is Tadmur (Palmyra), which was seized on 20/5/2015. Unlike other military and armed groups, including regime forces and foreign militias, ISIS […]