Syria

Human Rights in SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Syria: Incommunicado detention/torture
15 September 2008

Usra al-Hussein and Bayan Saleh ‘Ali are married to men who are being detained, one by the US and the other by the Syrian authorities, because of suspicions about ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/028/2008

Syria: Further Information on Fear of torture or other ill ...
29 August 2008

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 24/027/2008. 29 August 2008. Further Information on UA 231/08 (MDE 24/026/2008, 19 August 2008) Fear of torture or other ill-treatment. ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/027/2008

International Day of the Disappeared: Global Reach: Regional case ...
28 August 2008

This document includes case studies of enforced disappearances around the world including in Pakistan, Philippines, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, USA and Chad.

Document       POL 36/001/2008

Annual Report 2008 – Enforced Disappearance Update: Selected ...
28 August 2008

This document includes extracts from the Annual Report 2008 about enforced disappearances in Algeria; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Chad; Colombia; El Salvador; Guatemala ...

Document       POL 36/003/2008

Syria: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment
19 August 2008

Political activist Mesha'l al-Tammo, who is a member of Syria’s Kurdish minority, has not been seen since the early hours of 15 August 2008, when he set off from ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/026/2008

Syria: Further information on fear of torture and other ill ...
15 August 2008

PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 24/025/2008. 15 August 2008. Further information on UA 211/08 (MDE 24/022/2008, 31 July 2008) - Fear of torture and other ill-treatment. ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/025/2008

Syria: Further information on prisoner of conscience/ medical ...
12 August 2008

Dr. Aref Dalilah was released on 07 August 2008 after he was granted a presidential amnesty. Amnesty International welcomes Dr. Aref Dalilah's release and hopes ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/023/2008

Syrian prisoner of conscience freed | Amnesty International
8 August 2008

The Syrian authorities unexpectedly released Dr. Aref Dalilah on Thursday following a presidential amnesty.

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Syria: Amnesty International welcomes release of prisoner of ...
8 August 2008

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of Syrian prisoner of conscience Dr ‘Aref Dalilah.

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Syria: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment
31 July 2008

Usama ‘Ashour, a political activist, was arrested on 29 July 2008 by Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) at his house in Aleppo city. He is being detained incommunicado ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/022/2008