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| In first half of 2023, 888 victims of Turkish rights violations in Syria |
| 2023-07-05 |
| [NPASyria] Introduction and Methodology: Turkey stands accused of committing large-scale systematic violations against the Syrian people for more than five years. This began with the invasion of Afrin in 2018 and continued with Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) and Tel Abyad in 2019. Turkey brought the Turkish-backed opposition factions, also known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), into these regions. As a result, the populations’ human rights were violated, starting with their right to life. Turkey bears responsibility for the violations committed by its forces in Syria, including killings, arrests, and assaults on asylum seekers at the Syrian-Turkish border. Additionally, Turkey is responsible for the illegal bombardment of north Syria and for the violations committed by the SNA factions. As the supporter and funder of these factions and having control over the region, Turkey must be held accountable for its actions. Turkish authorities have consistently claimed that they are fighting “terrorism” in Syria, using this justification to carry out unlawful shelling on civilians and infrastructure, invasions, displacement of original inhabitants, and demographic engineering in Afrin, Sere Kaniye, and Tel Abyad. Additionally, they have conducted arbitrary and discriminatory arrests of locals based on their political, national, religious, and ethnic affiliations. Turkey has also unlawfully transferred detainees in SNA prisons to Turkish territories without revealing anything about their fate and has neglected to address the human rights violations committed by these factions, thereby facilitating impunity. The civil, cultural, social, political, and economic rights of the original people of Afrin, Sere Kaniye, and Tel Abyad have been clearly and blatantly violated over the past five years amid inaction and absence of accountability from the international community, particularly in emergency situations, such as the Feb. 6 earthquake. This semi-annual report, issued by the Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press, is based on its databases that record and document violations committed by Turkish forces against Syrians on Syrian territory. The report also uses information received directly from field correspondents, as well as news articles and reports released by the agency, testimonies from victims and their relatives, and security and human rights sources. This report presents Turkish violations committed within Syrian territory, including extrajudicial and willful killings, direct attacks on asylum seekers, arbitrary arrests, and the transfer of detainees to Turkish territories. Furthermore, the report documents the illegal bombardment of northern Syria and the systematic violations of the cultural, social, and economic rights of Syrians, such as settlement construction and cutting off water. Details are laid out at the link under the following section headings:
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| #1 Solution- condemn Israel. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-05 12:29 |