Syria
Warring parties in the Syrian conflict continue to disregard human rights and humanitarian law protections. Over 400,000 have died since 2011. The Syrian government, with the support of its allies, raced to secure territories, using prohibited chemical weapons, unlawful indiscriminate attacks, and withholding humanitarian aid, while anti-government groups indiscriminately attacked government-held areas and prevented civilians fleeing. Both groups carried out arbitrary detentions, kidnappings and torture. While the battle against ISIS is winding down, civilian casualties from US-led coalition airstrikes increased, and their Kurdish-led allies continued to restrict the movement of those displaced from ISIS areas. As active conflict decreased, Russia and Syria called for refugees to return and Syria passed laws to facilitate reconstruction even as it continued to violate human rights.

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Disability RightsIn 2015, I fled the war from Syria to Germany. Today, I am an advocate for the rights of refugees and people with disabilities. In April 2019, I was honored to be the first person with a disability to brief the UN Security Council on the particular impact the war in my country, Syria, has had on people with disabilities.
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“They Treated Us in Monstrous Ways”
Sexual Violence Against Men, Boys, and Transgender Women in the Syrian Conflict
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“The lack of action is unexplainable. Protection during armed conflicts and access to essential necessities is our right, not a favor that we are asking for.”
Remarks by Nujeen Mustafa at “A Year after UNSC Resolution 2475: Let’s Define Concrete Steps to Protect People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict" on December 3, 2020
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UN: Implement Human Rights Principles for Assistance in Syria
Existing Framework can Strengthen Rights Protections if Operationalized
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Incendiary Weapons: Human Cost Demands Stronger Law
Close Legal Loopholes to Prevent Further Civilian Suffering
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Syria/Russia: Strategy Targeted Civilian Infrastructure
Unlawful Attacks on Hospitals, Schools, Markets Forced Idlib Population Out
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UN: Deny Rights Council Seats to Major Violators
General Assembly Members Should Not Vote for China, Saudi Arabia
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Don’t Let Orphan’s Canadian Homecoming Be an Exception
Ottawa Should Repatriate 46 Others Held in Northeast Syria