Same Justice
Reports ·
The organization ” Same Justice ” welcomed the new arrest warrant issued by the French judiciary against the former Syrian regime leader, Bashar al-Assad. Following the fall of the former Syrian regime on December 8, 2024, the organization submitted a request to the French court to retry the deposed president Bashar al-Assad for the crimes…
Violations ·
The organization “Same Justice” condemns the killings of Sudanese civilians following violent incidents that erupted in protest against the killing of other citizens in South Sudan. The organization affirms that the killings and violations taking place in Sudan constitute a breach of international humanitarian law. It calls on global organizations to take firm and immediate…
Violations ·
Image source: Wikimedia Since the fall of the Syrian regime, searches and investigations into the fate of the missing and forcibly disappeared have revealed the grim reality endured by Syrians. A large number of mass graves containing unidentified bodies have been uncovered, reflecting the severe violations committed against Syrians during the rule of the Assad…
Reports ·
Image source: hrw Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the ongoing violations of detainees’ rights in prisons controlled by the Houthi movement in Yemen, highlighting deaths in custody and the lack of due process in trials of individuals detained by the group. In a November 14, 2024 report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailed disturbing practices, including…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw On October 30, 2024, Human Rights Watch warned that Syrians fleeing violence in Lebanon face severe risks of repression, arrest, and persecution from the Syrian regime upon their return. The report highlighted that Syrians, particularly, men fleeing Lebanon risk arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance, torture, and even death in detention at the hands of…
Reports ·
Image source: Andreas photography An investigation has uncovered a disturbing punitive method reportedly used by the Syrian regime’s security services against detained children. Since 2011, children arrested by these authorities have allegedly been detained without trial until reaching adulthood, when they are transferred to military courts and sentenced to death. Published on October 28, 2024, by…
Violations ·
Image source: Rodrigo Suarez Venezuela has experienced an increase in human rights violations over the past year following a contested presidential election, according to the United Nations. On October 15, 2024, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela submitted a report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, citing arbitrary arrests, torture, and violence against children. Mainly,…
Reports ·
Image source: wikimedia Afghan women continue to suffer from increasing restrictions and violations under Taliban rule. Despite ongoing UN meetings aimed at condemning these abuses, the reality remains that the rights of Afghan women are being systematically ignored. During the Third Committee meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Matters on…
Reports ·
Image source: rawpixel Armed gangs in Haiti are increasingly recruiting children into their ranks due to deteriorating conditions in the country, and girls are being subjected to abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned. In a report published on October 9, 2024, HRW revealed that hundreds, if not thousands, of children have been forced into illegal activities…
Reports ·
Image source: hrw On October 8, 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report titled “We Try Not to Show: The Escalating Repression in Azerbaijan Against Critics and Civil Society,” detailing the Azerbaijani government’s efforts to “destroy civil society and silence critics by force.” According to the report, Azerbaijani authorities have arrested dozens of individuals on…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw Human Rights Watch has expressed concern that entities affiliated with the de facto authorities in eastern Syria are continuing to recruit children. On October 2, 2024, the organization voiced its concerns about the ongoing “forced” recruitment of children (boys and girls as young as 12) by the Revolutionary Youth Movement, who are then…
Violations ·
Image source: Wikimedia Amnesty International has criticized successive Iraqi governments on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the start of protests in Iraq. In a report published on September 30, 2024, the organization stated that the Iraqi governments have failed to ensure justice, reveal the truth, and provide compensation regarding the “deadly” crackdown that targeted…
Violations ·
Image source: Civil Defense As September comes to a close, Syrians mark the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the Russian military intervention in their country, during which Moscow committed numerous violations against civilians despite international condemnations over the past years. At the official request of the head of the regime, Bashar al-Assad, after he lost…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw On September 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch urged the authorities in Bangladesh to allow Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to access protection and assistance. The organization estimated that around 18,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent months, escaping the ongoing abuses between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army. Human Rights Watch…
Reports ·
Image source: Facebook According to multiple sources, the young man, Abed al-Ghani Mounir, died under torture at the military security branch in Aleppo, northern Syria, after he had “regularized his status” and returned to regime-controlled areas from Turkey. Mounir was arrested by Syrian regime military security forces at a checkpoint after his arrival in Aleppo,…
Reports ·
Image source: @Mh_Hemmatpour Two years since the break out of the well-known “Women, Life and Freedom” revolutionary demonstrations in Iran, amidst the Iranian authorities continue to commit violations and crimes against protesters and their families, with fully coverage of impunity. Amnesty International said that the Iranian authorities continue crack down on protesters in the “Women, Life…
Reports ·
Image source: hrw International Organizations officially condemned the violations and humanitarian crimes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have continuously increased for more than 17 months. The European Union (EU) praised the UN report, which details the extensive violations in Sudan, calling on the concerned parties to show their…
Articles ·
Image source: hrw Venezuelan authorities have been committing widespread abuses against protesters, opposition members, and critics in the aftermath of the July 28, 2024, presidential elections, Human Rights Watch reported. On September 4, 2024, the organization urged Venezuelan authorities to allow independent verification of the election results and called on the international community to support efforts…
Reports ·
Image source: ishr.ch On September 4, 2024, the UN Human Rights Council declared that Syria remains “unsafe” for the return of refugees, emphasizing that the root causes of human rights violations have not been adequately addressed. In a statement ahead of its 57th session, scheduled from September 9 to October 11, 2024, the Council highlighted its…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw Human Rights Watch declared on September 4, 2024, that the Lebanese Armed Forces and Cypriot authorities work together on preventing Syrian refugees from reaching Europe and then deporting them “in danger” to Syria. The 90-page report published by Human Rights Watch has been titled as: “I Can’t Go Home, Stay Here, or Leave:…
Reports ·
Image source: flickr UN bodies have condemned a new Taliban law that prohibits women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes. On August 28, 2024, UN Women expressed deep concern about the morality code recently enacted by the de facto authorities (Taliban) in Afghanistan. UN Women stated that the new law imposes wide-ranging restrictions…
Reports ·
Image source: flickr 7 civilians were killed and 47 others were injured, due to Russian bombing attack against several cities in Ukraine for two consecutive days, as a reaction, international organizations condemned these bombings The Russian bombing killed 3 people following because of an attack against a hotel in the city of Kryvyi Rei (central Ukraine),…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw “Peaceful opposition activists in Kazakhstan confront unjustified restrictions imposed by the state”, Human Rights Watch said. According to a report issued by Human Rights Watch on 27 August 2024, which affirmed that peaceful opposition activists and others in Kazakhstan are obviously subjected to a sentence of “unjustified” financial restrictions imposed by the state,…
Reports ·
Image source: hrw Seven years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled persecution and violence in Myanmar, conflict continues in Rakhine State, located on the country’s west coast, resulting in an increase in casualties and displacement. On the seventh anniversary of the forced mass displacement of the Rohingya and other communities on August 25, UN Secretary-General…
Violations ·
Image source: ungeneva Myanmar is targeting ethnic minorities, while international reports highlight “alarming” crimes against civilians. An international report has warned that the rate of crimes committed by the military in Myanmar is “alarmingly” rising across the country. In its annual report published on August 13, 2024, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights Violations…
Reports ·
Image source: wikimedia The UNHCR has stated that it does not encourage the large-scale voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their country at this time. In its monthly report for July, the UNHCR clarified on August 6, 2024, that it does not support the return of refugees to Syria due to the ongoing lack of necessary…
Violations ·
Image source: flickr Journalists and media workers in Greece are facing increasing restrictions on freedom of expression and press freedoms, which have intensified since 2021. Recently, the European Union published a report that praised Greece’s legal framework, sparking protests from 14 media and human rights organizations. These groups criticized the report for ignoring the erosion of…
Violations ·
Image source: flickr Amnesty International reported on July 31, 2024, that thousands of Yazidis are still missing in Syria and Iraq, despite having survived atrocities committed by ISIS. Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of ISIS’s attack on the Yazidi community in Iraq, Amnesty noted that thousands of Yazidi survivors of ISIS brutality remain unaccounted for, including…
Reports ·
Image source: amnesty Amnesty International has revealed the conditions under which asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Samos are being illegally detained. According to Amnesty’s findings, the detention conditions for asylum-seekers in an EU-funded center on the island of Samos, Greece, are arbitrary and systematically illegal. The report, titled Samos: ‘We feel like we’re in prison…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw International organizations have spoken about the suffering experienced by civilians in Sudan in general, and in the Darfur region (western Sudan) in particular, due to the ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which has intensified for more than 15 months. “Widespread” Acts of Violence On July 28,…
Violations ·
Image source: pexels The European Council approved sanctions against these four individuals and two entities under the EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime for their responsibility in “serious” human rights violations worldwide. According to the European Union’s statement, the two Syrian officials included in the sanctions are Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas and Chief of Staff…
Violations ·
Image source: facebook The Syrian regime regained control of the town of Zakia in 2016 after it had been under the control of opposition factions. According to the report, these decisions are based on a decree issued in 2012, which authorizes the Ministry of Finance to freeze individuals’ assets under investigation on suspicion of “terrorism” under…
Violations ·
Image source: wikipedia The Bangladeshi government has announced the indefinite closure of all schools and universities after weeks of ongoing student protests. On the night of July 16, 2024, the violence escalated when the police, along with armed members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, attacked the protesting…
Violations ·
Image source: hrw.org An official from the International Commission of Inquiry stated that Syrian refugees in neighboring countries are facing an “increasing” risk of deportation and forced return to Syria. During an interactive dialogue at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry…
Violations ·
Image source: news.un A United Nations expert has confirmed that torture operations are still ongoing in Syria, despite the International Court of Justice’s order to the regime to end torture seven months ago. Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, expressed her concern over reports confirming that torture is still widely practiced in…
Reports ·
Syrian refugees in neighboring countries are facing the threat of deportation and are living under harsh conditions aimed at forcing them out of those countries and encouraging their “voluntary” return to their homeland. Turkey Turkey has seen new actions concerning Syrian refugees within its borders. Local websites have confirmed extensive inspection operations targeting Syrians in…
Violations ·
Image source: wikimedia The recruitment of children remains a major concern for families in Syria, especially with the increasing incidents of abduction and recruitment by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), sending them to the front lines in various regions of Syria and Iraq. During the first half of June 2024, the Kurdish Independent Association in…
Violations ·
A court under the Autonomous Administration sentenced a minor to three years in prison for insulting military leaders in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. According to local sources and Syrian media, the court in the Al-Kallaseh neighborhood of Al-Hasakah city, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration, sentenced 12-year-old Ali Mohammad Al-Khabeel to three…
Reports ·
Lebanese authorities have warned Syrians residing “illegally” in several towns to evacuate their homes. Two Lebanese MPs, along with security forces and other officials, participated in enforcing a decision by the Ministry of Interior and the Governor of North Lebanon. This decision mandated an ultimatum for the evacuation of Syrian refugees from the northern town…
Violations ·
“They thought I was dead and left me before moving on to kill the rest of the village residents,” Abu Al-Abed recounted to Same Justice, describing his survival from the Al-Qubeir massacre. Abu Al-Abed an alias used for personal security reasons is one of the survivors of the massacre that occurred in the village of…