Iraq: The situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria

Iraq: The situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria

Index Number: MDE 14/036/2007
Date Published: 26 July 2007
Categories: Iraq, Middle East And North Africa, Middle East And North Africa

This briefing summarizes the findings of Amnesty International's visit to Syria to assess the situation of refugees from Iraq. It includes a number of recommendations addressed to the Syrian, Jordanian and Iraqi governments and to the international community, particularly those states who pledged financial and other assistance at the April conference in Geneva to deliver on those pledges and to take further action to meet the needs of refugees and IDPs.