The humanitarian crisis in Syria continues to escalate, with millions struggling to access basic resources as fuel shortages and damaged infrastructure hinder relief efforts, the UN reported on Monday.

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Syria: UN investigators call for protecting evidence amid worsening humanitarian crisis

'Time is running out,' warns Robert Petit, adding: 'There is a small window of opportunity to secure these sites and the material they hold' - Anadolu Ajansı

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Syria accountability mechanism head stresses urgent need to preserve evidence before it is lost forever

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Tens of thousands of Syrians travel across the country looking for their missing loved ones, from mass graves to abandoned prisons. In the deserted headquarters of the Assad regime, a speed race is under way to preserve the traces of terror.

Des dizaines de milliers de Syriens parcourent le pays à la recherche de leurs proches disparus, de fosse commune en prison abandonnée. Dans les quartiers généraux désertés du régime Assad, une course de vitesse est engagée pour préserver les traces de la terreur.

« Sans cela, nous ne réussirons pas à reconstruire ce pays » : en Syrie, l’urgence de collecter les preuves des exactions du régime

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“Without this, we will not succeed in rebuilding this country”: in Syria, the urgent need to collect evidence of the regime's abuses

The transitional Syrian authorities should urgently take steps to secure and preserve evidence of atrocities committed under the government of former President Bashar al-Assad, including key government and intelligence documents as well as the sites of atrocities and mass graves, the Association of Detainees and the Missing in Sednaya Prison (ADMSP), Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said today.Transitional authorities should urgentl…

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Syria: Preserve evidence of mass atrocities

Three rights group on Monday appealed to Syria’s new rulers to urgently preserve evidence of atrocities committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Such evidence — including government and intelligence documents as well as mass graves — will be essential for establishing the fate of tens of thousands of people forcibly disappeared, and for prosecuting those responsible for crimes under international law, the groups said. “The transitional …

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Rights groups say evidence of Assad abuses must be protected

Robert Petit, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria (MIII), who completed a historic visit to Damascus, Syria, emphasized the urgency of preserving “evidence before it is lost forever.” “Time is running out,” he said in a statement. “Time is running out,” he said in a statement. “There is a small [...]

Robert Petit, Chef du Mécanisme international, impartial et indépendant pour la Syrie (MIII), qui a achevé une visite historique à Damas, en Syrie, a souligné l’urgence de préserver « les preuves avant qu’elles ne soient perdues à jamais ». « Le temps presse », a-t-il déclaré dans un communiqué.  « Il y a une petite […]

Syria: UN investigators call for protecting evidence amid worsening humanitarian crisis

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