Author (s) Nishtha Maurya
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SOURCE – The Observer
The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry on Syria (COI) announced on Friday that it has completed an in-country mission to Damascus as it prepares to brief the Council in Geneva on March 13. The Commission said it pressed
Since early 2026, Rojava in North East Syria, has been under renewed assault by the new Syrian regime. A majority-Kurdish region, Rojava has, for more than 12 years been home to one of the world’s largest experiments in democratic autonomy
On 13 April 2026, France’s Court of Cassation will rule on whether cement giant Lafarge financed terrorism and violated international sanctions by paying over USD 5 million to armed groups in Syria, including ISIS, to keep its factories running.
On February 18, 2026, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations (“the Regulations”). These amendments lift broad economic prohibitions linked to the former Assad regime that had been in place since May 2011, easing
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned the US for transferring 5,700 detainees with alleged ISIS affiliation from Syria to Iraq, where detainees are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, and torture.
The US transferred the detainees on January
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday, while urging the return of displaced populations and access to aid in Northeastern Syria.
Paulo Pinheiro,
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to protect civilians and comply with the international human rights law following renewed fighting in northeast Syria.
The group warned that civilians
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday condemned that day’s deadly mosque bombing in Syria, urging that those responsible be swiftly identified and brought to justice. The explosion tore through the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood
The UN’s top political affairs official and the deputy emergency relief coordinator briefed ambassadors in the Security Council on Thursday, saying that Syrians have made tangible progress over the past year but warning that the country’s recovery remains fragile and
