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Amnesty International called on the Syrian government Friday to undertake concrete measures, including a nationwide search for thousands of individuals who disappeared under the Assad regime, to deliver truth, justice, and reparations for the victims and their families.
A new report, published by the human rights organization, alleges that thousands of individuals are still struggling to uncover the whereabouts of their family members, many of whom were held in government detention and subject to harsh conditions, including torture, murder, and other human rights abuses.
Over the course of the autocratic regime, led by the ousted president Bashar al-Assad, an estimated 100,000 individuals had disappeared. Many of the alleged perpetrators responsible for detentions and human rights abuses were still not held accountable, and some have fled the country.
On May 17, the National Commission for the Missing (NCM) was set up by the Presidential Decree No. 19 to investigate the “fate of missing and forcibly disappeared persons” and to establish a national database to provide citizens and affected family members with accessible information and humanitarian support. According to the NGO Syria Accountability, however, the NCM will have a humanitarian function, but the evidence collected will not be used in criminal prosecutions.
Deputy Regional Director for MENA at Amnesty International, Kristine Beckerle, said:
In addition, Amnesty notes that alongside “full and adequate reparations for all victims of crimes,” the government must ensure an impartial investigation into all crimes under international law and consequently prosecute suspected perpetrators, regardless of their affiliation, and without recourse to the death penalty.
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A new report, published by the human rights organization, alleges that thousands of individuals are still struggling to uncover the whereabouts of their family members, many of whom were held in government detention and subject to harsh conditions, including torture, murder, and other human rights abuses.
Over the course of the autocratic regime, led by the ousted president Bashar al-Assad, an estimated 100,000 individuals had disappeared. Many of the alleged perpetrators responsible for detentions and human rights abuses were still not held accountable, and some have fled the country.
On May 17, the National Commission for the Missing (NCM) was set up by the Presidential Decree No. 19 to investigate the “fate of missing and forcibly disappeared persons” and to establish a national database to provide citizens and affected family members with accessible information and humanitarian support. According to the NGO Syria Accountability, however, the NCM will have a humanitarian function, but the evidence collected will not be used in criminal prosecutions.
Deputy Regional Director for MENA at Amnesty International, Kristine Beckerle, said:
Amnesty demands the NCM maintain full alignment with international standards, in particular the UN Guiding Principles for the Search of Disappeared Persons, which mandate an autonomous and government independent nature of the search. In particular, the Syrian government, led by transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa, needs to ensure the mandated independence of the commission and enshrine Principle 7 of the UN Guiding Principles (constituting a continues searching obligation for disappeared persons) into law, according to Amnesty.
In addition, Amnesty notes that alongside “full and adequate reparations for all victims of crimes,” the government must ensure an impartial investigation into all crimes under international law and consequently prosecute suspected perpetrators, regardless of their affiliation, and without recourse to the death penalty.
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