Syria: 117 Arbitrary Arrests in March Amid Transitional Justice Challenges – SNHR Report - The Syrian Observer

Syria: end indefinite detention at SDF camps

UN experts on April 7 called for an end to the arbitrary, indefinite detention of tens of thousands of people in camps in northeast Syria. The detained individuals are those whom the local Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have accused of adherence to the extremist group Islamic State in Iraq & the Levant (ISIL), with over 52,000 people currently held without any due process, 60% of whom are children. Syria saw the overthrow of the Bashar Assad reg…

Syria: 117 Arbitrary Arrests in March Amid Transitional Justice Challenges – SNHR Report - The Syrian Observer

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has documented at least 117 cases of arbitrary detention in Syria during March 2025, according to a 15-page report published today. The cases reflect the urgent need for legal safeguards to end decades of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances, especially in light of the political shift following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 and the formation of a transitional government. Accordi…

Human rights report documents 117 cases of arbitrary detention in Syria - Enab Baladi

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported that at least 117 cases of arbitrary detention occurred in Syria during last March, carried out by various parties. The report, which was released on Thursday, April 10, covers 17 pages and emphasizes the “urgent need” for legal regulations to end the era of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances, ensuring individuals’ basic rights amidst the political and military transformations resu…