Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic*
Category: Syria
Side Event: Members of armed groups detained in Northern Syria: their legal status and their future
Several thousands of men, women and children of ISIS detained by the Kurdish liberation forces are in a judicial limbo – 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council to a side-event on Tuesday, 17 September 2019 – Palais des Nations – Room XXIII (13:00 to 14:00)
Turkish soldiers and mercenaries cut 300 olive trees in Afrin
The occupant Turkish state and its mercenary allies have carried out barbaric attacks on the civilian population of Afrin and unfortunately continue to do so. Furthermore they are destroying nature and the environment.
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Call from Shehba Canton lacking medicine under regime embargo
The Shehba Canton in North and East Syria region is faced with a critical lack of medicine and medical supplies due to the embargo imposed by the Syrian regime. This causes great concerns for the people with cancer and chronic diseases.
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ISIS Swiss member in SDF custody: I want to be tried in Turkey
ISIS jihadist Daniel Demage from Switzerland is in SDF custody. The Swiss terrorist, listed as one of the most dangerous ISIS members, gave an interview to the ANHA news agency.
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Violations continuous against Afrin people, amid international silence
The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries stationed in Mara, yesterday, the village of Umm al-Hawsh, belonging to Ahras district in the canton of al-Shahba, targeted more than ten mortar shells and artillery.
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Residents of Afrin village bombed by Turkey call for action
Villagers called on international human rights organizations to act against the violations of the Turkish state.
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Rojava Center for Strategic Studies Final Statement: International Forum On ISIS Dimensions, challenges, and confrontation strategies
At the invitation of Rojava Center for Strategic Studies (NRLS), the International Forum on ISIS: Dimensions, Challenges and Confrontation Strategies was held in the city of Amude in North and East Syria. The forum was attended by more than 200 individuals, including politicians, researchers and representatives of civil society institutions from multiple countries.