![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually, the popular uprising was transformed into an internal armed conflict which was one of the reasons prolonging the Syrian tragedy.įadel Abdul Ghany, Executive Director of SNHR, says: ![]() All of this happened while the UN Security Council and the international community passively stood by rather than putting an end to the Syrian regime’s violations which reached the levels of crimes against humanity. Indeed, many of those arrested in those early days died due to torture, while others went on to be classified as forcibly disappeared, maintaining that status to this very day. The Syrian regime’s immediate reaction to these peaceful protests was live bullets and widespread arrests, in which hundreds of demonstrators were arrested and brutally tortured. ![]() In the report, the group also stresses that a democratic political transition remains the principal demand of the popular uprising in its 12th year.Īs the 40- page report notes, 12 years ago, the Syrian people took to the country’s streets to rightfully effect a political change that would enable Syria to break free from decades of hereditary dictatorship and move towards democratic elections, dignity, and freedom, finally escaping the authoritarian clutches of the ruling regime’s security apparatus. Paris – The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) announced today in a report marking the 12th anniversary of the popular uprising for democracy in Syria that it has documented the deaths of 230,224 Syrian civilians, including 15,272 who died due to torture, in addition to the arbitrary arrest/enforced disappearance of 154,817 others, while roughly 14 million citizens have been displaced. ![]()
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