Syria

Fact Sheet Find basic data on Syria, it's people and government and a link to the international human rights instruments ratified by Syria.

Human Rights Issues Learn about the main human rights issues at stake in Morocco and find useful links to know more.

Civil Society Initiatives Learn about the different initiatives on Syria taken by Civil Society.

News on Syria

• Syria: Wives of Islamist Suspects Detained, Whereabouts Unknown
• Syria: Economist Freed as Crackdown Goes on
• Syria: Investigate Sednaya Prison Deaths
• Violent repression of the riot at the military Sidnaya prison : open letter to Mr Bashar El Assad
• Political Prisoners Summarily Executed at Syrian Prison
• Syria: Ongoing judicial and administrative harassment against Mr. Mazen Darwish
• Syria: ‘Arabji and Dekalbab facing unfair trials
• Syrian authorities continued to crush freedom of opinion and expression
• Arrests and Intimidation of Syrian Human Rights Activists
• Syria: Investigate Killing of Kurds
• Syria: Arrest of Mr. Jean Rassoul
• Syria: new arrest and prosecutions against pro-reform activists
• Crackdown on Syrian activists continue
• Syria must stop repression against human rights defenders
• Human rights flouted in Syria
• Arrests against human rights defenders in Syria
• Unfair trial against Syrian Human Rights Defender
• Charges against Aktham Naisse finally dropped!
• Trial against Aktham Naisse on 26 June 2005
• Trial against Syrian human rights defender continues
• Trial against Syrian human rights defender once again postponed
• Trial against Syrian human rights defender continues
• Human Rights Situation in Syria still Appalling
• Unfair Trial Against Syrian Human Rights Defender
• Unfair trial of Aktham Naisse
• Aktham Nu'aysa
• Syrian Human Rights Defender Once Again Detained
• Syrian Human Rights Defender Detained and Harrassed
• The prohibition of CDF-Syria is unaccceptable
• Halt Arrests of Political Critics - Syria
• 600 Political Prisoners to be Released in Syria
• Mission of inquiry to Syria to visit Nizar Nayyouf

Publications

• 2008 Justice reports
• Freedom of association in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
• The EU-Israel Action Plan within the European Neighbourhood Policy
• HR Review EU-Israel 2005-2006
• Training guide on human rights instruments
• Achieving Gender Equality: Change is Necessary
• ENP - Human Rights in the Lebanon Action Plan
• Gender Mainstreaming Presentation (2006)
• European Neighbourhood Policy Presentation (2006)
• Biladi Photo Pack (2006)
• Easy Reader to HR Review EU-Israel 2004-2005
• HR Review EU-Israel 2004-2005
• ENP - Human Rights in the Egypt Action Plan
• Barcelona +10 Statement (2005)
• Gaza Mission Report (2005)
• Civil Forum Luxembourg Report (2005)
• Israel's Human Rights Behaviour 2004-05
• HR Review EU-Israel 2003-04
• Tightened Spaces for Human Rights (2004)
• Justice in the South and East of the Mediterranean Region (2006)
• ...is there a real Human Rights Education? (2003)
• HRE Background Paper (2003)
• Migrant Workers in Israel (2003)
• Integration of Women's Rights into the Euromed Partnership (2003)
• Human Rights Implications of the MEDA Programmes (2002)
• Press Freedom in Jordan (2002)
• Equal Access to Justice (2002)
• Freedom of Association in the Euromed Region (2001)
• F-Type Prison Crisis in Turkey (2001)
• Refugees also have rights (2001)
• Marseille Civil Forum Report (2001)
• Guide to Human Rights in the Barcelona Process (2000)
• The Reality of Tunisian Prisons (2000)
• EU Mediterranean Policy: Setting Article 2 in Motion (2000)
• MEDA Democracy Programme (2000)
• Peace is not difficult: Trial Observation in Turkey (2000)
• Barcelona +5: What Results for Human Rights? (2000)
• Liberties and Human Rights in Tunisia (1999)
• Torture, Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trial in Tunisia (1999)
• Human Rights Organisations in Egypt (1999)
• A Black Year for Democracy in Jordan (1998)
• Observation Mission to Tunisia (1998)
• Israel/OPT: Statement from the EHMRN/FIDH mission

EMHRN Members

• CDF Syria
• Damascus Center for Theoretical and Civil Rights Studies
• Syria: Wives of Islamist Suspects Detained, Whereabouts Unknown
• Syria: Economist Freed as Crackdown Goes on
• Syria: Investigate Sednaya Prison Deaths
• Violent repression of the riot at the military Sidnaya prison : open letter to Mr Bashar El Assad
• Political Prisoners Summarily Executed at Syrian Prison
• Syria: ‘Arabji and Dekalbab facing unfair trials
• Syrian authorities continued to crush freedom of opinion and expression
• Report on women's rights
• Political and Human Rights Activists Detainees in Syria
• Arrests and Intimidation of Syrian Human Rights Activists
• Syria: Investigate Killing of Kurds
• Syria: Arrest of Mr. Jean Rassoul
• Crackdown on Syrian activists continue
• Syria must stop repression against human rights defenders