Syria

Syrian Kurdish student disappeared - URGENT ACTION - 29/01/2024

Fidaa Mohammed Qassem, an 18-year-old English student who lives in Kobani, a Kurdish majority town under the de facto control of the Autonomous Administration of north-east Syria (AANES) , was forcibly conscripted to the Women's Protection Units (YPJ, AANES's female military force, in violation of local law. The authorities deprived her from communicating with her family in violation of international law. The YPJ  should reveal the whereabouts of Fidaa Mohammed Qassem and allow her to communicate with her family. Take action.

Authorities must ensure measures do not result in homelessness  - NEWS - 04/09/2023

The Syrian authorities must ensure that the right to housing of residents of earthquake-affected residential buildings in Aleppo are guaranteed amid concerns about unlawful demolitions of buildings deemed unsafe as a result of the 06 February 2023 earthquakes and reports of bureacratic obstacles for those seeking to repair their damaged homes. Read more.

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