‘Right to Know’: Advocates Renew Calls for Justice for Syria’s Disappeared

‘Right to know’: Advocates renew calls for justice for Syria’s disappeared

Syrians continue to grapple with effects of mass enforced disappearances under longtime leader Bashar al-Assad.

“Living Between Hope and Fear”: Testimonies Documenting the Persistence of Enforced Disappearance in Post-Assad Syria - Syrians for Truth and Justice

1. Executive Summary This report documents patterns of enforced disappearance that have occurred after the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, indicating that the practice did not end with the Assad era but has persisted into the transitional period, albeit in different forms and at lower rates. Based on witness accounts and testimonies from relatives of the disappeared, these violations were primarily carried out by the security agencie…