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Lebanon: Government must immediately stop ‘so-called voluntary returns’ of Syrian refugees1,600 Syrian refugees face being returned from next week
14 Oct 2022 Press release -
Lebanon: death in custody after torture of Syrian refugee must be fully investigated06 Sep 2022 Press release
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Syria: people in camps enduring 'unbearably harsh' living conditions - new reportThe UN Security Council must extend the cross-border resolution that allows the UN to deliver aid to at least four million residents and internally-displaced people in north-west Syria before it expires on 10 July, Amnesty International said today.
05 Jul 2022 Press release -
The Tadamon Massacre - Six Minutes that Shocked a NationThe Tadamon Massacre - Six Minutes that Shocked a Nation By Mansour Omari
14 May 2022 Blog post -
Syria: fatal shooting of child in al-Hol camp must be fully investigatedAmnesty International is calling for the Syrian Kurdish authorities controlling al-Hol displaced-persons camp in north-west Syria to launch an urgent investigation into yesterday’s shooting incident which killed at least one child and injured three women.
08 Feb 2022 Press release -
Germany/Syria: life sentence for former intelligence officer is 'historic victory'Response to a decision by the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany this morning, which has seen the conviction of former Syrian intelligence officer Anwar Raslan and his sentencing to life in prison for crimes against humanity - including torture,…
13 Jan 2022 Press release -
Reflections on the Syrian Torture Trial in Koblenz13 Jan 2022 Blog post -
Between prison and the grave – enforced disappearances in SyriaTens of thousands of people in Syria have vanished without a trace. They are the victims of enforced disappearances – cut off from the outside world, packed into overcrowded, secret cells where torture is routine, disease is rampant and death is…
04 Nov 2015