In Syria: From Rape to Donations – and Justice Absent
DARAJ
September 30, 2025
Scenes of violence against women in Syria recur as if part of the daily news cycle, Daraj writes.
Scenes of violence against women in Syria recur as if part of the daily news cycle, Daraj writes.
This deepening humanitarian crisis raises a pressing question: are political motives driving a push for the forced return of refugees to Syria, despite ongoing insecurity and inadequate living conditions?
In a voice trembling with grief yet steadfast in defiance, Syrian activist Hanadi Zahlout addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council last week, transforming its
Syrian authorities detained Amer Matar, a prominent journalist and human rights activist, at a border crossing with Lebanon.
Although Syrian law stipulates a minimum marriage age of 18, the persistence of early marriages in rural regions such as Idlib raises serious concerns about enforcement, Shaam writes.
Even in areas spared direct conflict, the blockade has triggered secondary crises, 963 writes.
Two medical sources involved in the transfer and examination of the remains confirmed to Enab Baladi that the bodies were identified by local residents during a closed session attended by victims’ families, representatives from the General Security Service, and forensic experts
A United Nations investigation into recent military operations in Syria’s coastal region has concluded that government forces and allied militias committed “grave violations” of international law, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Fadel Abdul Ghany emphasised the need for an organic law to formally establish the Commission, Shaam News reports.
The Democratic Syria Assembly urged Syrian Arab Sunnis—the country’s largest demographic group—not to allow their name or presence to be co-opted into what it called “a project of extermination and exclusion.”
The SNHR does not document the deaths of armed combatants from groups operating outside state control if they were killed during combat.
A report highlights the devastating legacy of the 2014 Sinjar massacre, when ISIS abducted thousands of Yazidi men, women, and children.
The fact-finding committee, established on 9 March 2025, is set to submit its report to the president following attacks in Latakia and Tartous governorates that left hundreds dead.
The SPCC noted that this disaster stems from a rapidly changing climate, with rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and strong winds, Syria TV writes.
OCHA said that contamination from unexploded ordnance “continues to have deadly consequences across Syria.”
In an official statement, the SDF Media Center said that relevant security agencies had conducted a thorough review of camp records and found no unregistered departures from the camp, according to +963.
Though a National Commission for Transitional Justice has been established, the dissonance between its mandate and the actions of parallel bodies raises questions about the government’s sincerity
Hassan Soufan, member of the High Committee for Civil Peace, affirmed that the state remains committed to pursuing individuals implicated in serious crimes, al-Hal writes.
Prominent Syrian human rights advocates have underscored the urgency of a comprehensive, impartial mechanism to address Syria’s widespread abuses.
The National Commission for Transitional Justice, according to Decree No. 20, is tasked with investigating grave human rights violations committed under the former regime, coordinating with relevant authorities to ensure accountability, and laying the foundation for national reconciliation.
