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| Rights group raps Syria on 2000 jailed prisoners | |
| 2005-04-14 | |
"We have 1,552 names registered in a special register for Syrian prisoners at various branches of Syrian security forces," the chairman of the organisation, Haitham Al Maleh, said during a Press conference he held in his office. The report said that "a relative improvement had been noticed in the form of a quick reference of some detainees to court for trials, although they were arrested by security forces without an arrest warrant, in addition to being denied a visit sometimes." The organisation called for fair trial for each and every detainee in an ordinary court of law and not in military tribunals and other state security courts. It also demanded the right of Syrians to form political parties and organisations and the right to organise peaceful demonstrations. The organisation recommended the "closure of the dossier of all missing persons and those denied citizenship," in reference to Syrian Kurds. It also recommended the immediate release of all political detainees and | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
#2 Only 2,000? What did you expect? It's only a Syrian human rights organization. Using very large numbers or complaining excessively about the current regime might result in a "visit" by Baathist thugs. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-14 10:48:55 AM |
| #1 Only 2,000? I imagine the dead and the near dead aren't on prisoner lists any longer. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-04-14 10:12:13 AM |