Syria

Human Rights in SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Syria: Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
17 December 2007

Peaceful advocates of political reform, Feda’a al-Horani, Akram al-Bunni, ‘Ali al-‘Abdullah, Ahmad To’meh and Jabr al-Shoufi have been held incommunicado without ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/045/2007

Iraq: Millions in flight: the Iraqi refugee crisis
24 September 2007

This report provides information on the situation faced by refugees currently in Jordan and Syria, and analyses the response of the international community. It ...

Report       MDE 14/041/2007

Iraq: Refugee crisis unfolds amid global apathy (Web feature)
24 September 2007

Amnesty International said in a report published today that the international community has not responded adequately to Iraq's spiralling refugee crisis and is ...

Report       MDE 14/043/2007

Syria: Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or ill-treatment ...
12 September 2007

Kareem 'Arabji, aged 29, has been held incommunicado by Military Intelligence in the capital, Damascus, since his arrest on 7 June. Amnesty International believes ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/044/2007

The Wire, September 2007. Vol. 37, No. 8
1 September 2007

1) Impunity entrenched in Oaxaca City 2) Peace talks ignore rights 3) Arms trade treaty must have human rights at its heart 4) Greek police circulate video of ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/008/2007

Syria: Medical Concern: Riad Seif (m)
31 August 2007

The Syrian authorities have refused to allow former risoner of conscience Riad Seif to leave the country for medical treatment. He has prostate cancer, which has ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/042/2007

Syria: Memorandum to the Syrian authorities calling for the reform ...
20 August 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 24/040/2007 (Public). News Service No: 160. 20 August 2007. Syria: Memorandum ...

Press Release       MDE 24/040/2007

Syria: Fear of torture and other ill-treatment/incommunicado ...
20 August 2007

Kurdish activist Ma'rouf Mulla Ahmed, aged 53, leading member of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Unity Party (Yeketi Party), was reportedly arrested on 12 August ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/041/2007

Syria: Memorandum from Amnesty International to Major General ...
1 August 2007

Amnesty International is concerned that nearly 40 years after it was established in 1968, Syria’s Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) still fails comprehensively ...

Report       MDE 24/039/2007

The Wire, August 2007. Vol. 37, No. 7
1 August 2007

1) Iraqis flee to Syria to escape violence 2) Displaced people denied rights in Azerbaijan 3) Whereabouts unknown - thousands still missing worldwide 30 August ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2007