05/07/2023

Syrian Network for Human Rights report highlights cases of arbitrary detention in Syria 

DARAMSUQ — The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) issued a report in which it documented 1,047 cases of arbitrary detention, including those of women and children, by parties to the conflict in Syria since the beginning of this year so far.

SNHR also indicated that 184 cases were recorded in June.

According to the report, most of the arrest cases were carried out by the security services of the Syrian regime, who arrested more than 500 people. The rest of the cases were arrested by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

The report documented the highest rate of arrests in Holeb (Aleppo) and its countryside, followed by Daramsuq (Damascus) and its countryside, then Edelb (Idlib) and Druco (Daraa).