Human Rights Watch: The International Court of Justice’s decision is a landmark step towards protecting civilians in Syria
ARK News… Human Rights Watch said in a statement, on Friday, November 17, 2023, that the decision of the International Court of Justice, which demands that the Syrian regime take all measures to prevent acts of torture and other violations, is “a milestone step towards protecting civilians in the country.”
The organization added, “Despite Syria’s record of serious crimes, and without any indication that its abusive practices would stop, several Arab countries rushed to normalize relations with the government, including the UAE and Jordan, without taking steps to address these violations.” In May, the League of Nations restored Al Arabiya "Syria took its seat after suspending its membership in 2011 due to its human rights violations."
“The international court’s historic ruling calls on Syrian authorities to prevent acts of torture against their own citizens,” said Balqis Jarrah, associate director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch. “With widespread and systematic torture continuing in Syria, implementing this ruling will be a matter of life and death for many.” Syrians in detention centers across the country.”
Pointing out that “after more than ten years of torture committed by the Syrian regime authorities, the international court’s order may be pivotal to stopping the cycle of violations that the world watched with horror unfold,” stressing that governments must “ensure the implementation of the court’s order to stop future violations and achieve accountability.”
On November 16, the International Court of Justice ordered the Syrian regime to stop torture crimes in its prisons, as part of the case brought by the Netherlands and Canada against it for violating the Convention against Torture on June 8.
On November 15, French judges issued arrest warrants against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and three other senior officials on charges of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes regarding the use of chemical weapons against civilians in the city of Douma and the Eastern Ghouta region in August 2013.
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834 victims... Syria records the largest number of victims of mines and war remnants
ARK News… For the third year in a row, Syria recorded the largest number of casualties from anti-personnel mines and remnants of war, which pose a long-term threat to civilians and the environment.
The Landmine Monitor (Mine Action Review) revealed in its annual report on the use of mines around the world, which covers the past year 2022 and the first half of the current year 2023, that Syria recorded, for the third year in a row, the largest number of new victims of anti-personnel mines or remnants of war. of the explosion, as the report documented 834 victims throughout Syria.
According to the report, the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 had an impact on increasing the risks resulting from mines in northwestern Syria, as 42 communities contaminated with explosive ordnance were identified that were struck by the earthquake, and the earthquake may have led to the movement of explosive materials or their reappearance. This may necessitate re-survey in affected communities.
Mine Action Review monitors mines and conducts preliminary updates and analyzes on landmines and cluster munitions, as well as surveys and clearance operations around the world, with the aim of monitoring and promoting full implementation of clearance obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).
The Landmine Monitor's annual report serves as the basis for the regular work of the 164 signatory states of the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).
The spread of mines and remnants of war in Syria is considered a long-term threat to civilians and the environment. Farmers and children are considered the groups most at risk from mines and remnants of war.
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Legalists Amnesty Decree “36” issued by Bashar al-Assad included criminals and drug users
ARK News… Syrian jurists confirmed that the pardon issued by Bashar al-Assad was nothing but a farce, and it was approved to be emptied of its content and used for showy purposes in conjunction with the decision of the International Criminal Court.
Syrian human rights activist Suleiman Al-Qarfan told Daraa 24 that Presidential Amnesty Decree No. 36 issued by Bashar al-Assad, head of the Syrian regime, is a ridiculous play in every sense of the word, because it did not include the terrorist crimes stipulated in Law No. 19 of 2012, which is the law used by militias. The Syrian regime and its security services are a pawn to punish everyone who was arrested in connection with the Syrian revolution.
Al-Qarfan stressed in practice, none of those arrested on the basis of their political positions or those arrested on the basis of malicious reports will benefit from this decree, and all those detained since 2011 are not included in Decree “36.” The pardon for murder crimes stipulated that the accused’s personal right be dropped to benefit from the decree. .
For his part, lawyer Abdul Nasser Hoshan confirmed to Syria Channel that Law 20 related to kidnapping has been emptied of its content by requiring the kidnapper to hand over the kidnapped person, which is impossible to achieve in relation to the incidents that occurred over the past years.
Regarding replacing life sentences with less severe ones, Hoshan said, this was linked to the issue of forfeiting the personal right and granting the aggrieved person who had not previously filed a claim to file a claim within 60 days, which is an extremely difficult matter for crimes.
Lawyer Suleiman Al-Qarfan confirmed the amnesty is focused on the perpetrators of the crime of internal and external escape, and does not include those accused of Law No. 19 on terrorism, and therefore all those detained since 2011 are not included in this decree.”
The issuance of this Decree “36” coincided with the start of the second session of the International Court of Justice to examine torture crimes committed by the regime in Syria. The decree only contributed to the release of a small number of Syrian detainees in the basements of Syrian intelligence, especially those who have been detained since the beginning of the events in Syria.
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Pêşwaziyeke berfireh bi biryara Dadgeha Dadê ya Navdewletî derbarê rawestandina êşkencedanê di zindanên Esed de
Piştî biryara Dadgeha Dadê ya Navdewletî derbarê rawestandina êşkencedanê di zindanên Rêjîma Esed de karvedanek berfireh li pey xwe ve anî û ji aliyê Rêxistin û hin welatên bi bandor pêşwazî li vê biryarê hate kirin .
Piştî biryara Dadgeha Dadî ya Navdewletî derbarî rawestandina Rêjîmê ji tawanên xwe yîn êşkencedanê di nava zindanan de, Rêxistins H.R.W di daxuyaniyekê de pêşwazî li biryarê kir û tekez kir ku cîbicîkirina vê biryarê pirseke jiyan yan mirinê ye ji girtiyên di zindanên Rêjîma Esed de.
Rêxistinê tekez kir jî ku biryara Dadgeha Dad ya Navdewletî bi pêngaveke giring ji bo parastina sivîlan li Sûriyê û bi biryareke dîrokî binav kir.
Got jî ji ber tomargeha Rêjîma Esed ya xirab derbarê sizadanê li ser êşkencedana rêbazikrî pêwîste welatên ku hewla asayîkirina peywendiyên xwe li gel Rêjîma Esed dikin lêvegerekê berya vê pêngavê bike bi sedema berdewamiya encamdana binpêkirinan dermafê Sûriyan de.
Balyozxaneya Emerîka li Sûriyê ragihand ku biryara Dadgeha Dadê ya Navdewletî pêngavek sereke ye berev sizadana Rêjîma Esed li ser êşkencedana bi hezaran Sûrî.
Û tekezî li ser mafê qurbanî û kesên ji mirinê rizgar bûne di sizadan û dadgehkirinê de kir, herweha daxwaza kareke cidî ji bo pêkanîna çareseriya siyasî li Sûriyê jî kir.
Ji aliyê xwe ve jî balyozxaneya Birîtanî li Sûriyê amaje bi pêwîstiya standina tevaya tedabîran ji bo rêgirîkirin li encamdana tawanên êşkencedanê yên zîde kir, û got ev biryar dibe pêngav giring berev pêkanîna dadperweriyê ji kesên ku ji mirinê rizgar bûne û ji malbatên wan re,
Di çarçoveya doza ku Keneda û Holenda li dijî Rêjîma Esed hilda bû Dadgeha Dadê ya Navdewletî roja Pênşema bûrî biryara rawestandina tawanên êşencedanê li zindanên Rêjîma Esed da.
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Desteya Danûstandkar daxwaza pêngavine nû bo bicîkirina biryara 2254 dike
Desteya Danûstankar ya Sûrî, civîna xwe ya asayî li Cinêvê bi dawî anî û dawînameyek belav kir, tê de daxwaza bicîkirina dadperwriyê û sizakirina encamderên tawanên li dijî mirovatiyê li Sûriyê kir.
Di herdu rojên borî de, Desteya Danûstandkar bi amedebûna nûnerê ENKSê, Ibrahîm Biro li gel nûnerên welatan, civîna xwe li dar xist, tê de nûnerên her yek ji Emerîka, Brîtaniya, Fransa, Elmaniya, Swîsra, Yekîtiya Ewropayê, Turkiya, Îtaliya, Danîmark, Netewên Yekgirtî, Misir û Qeter beşdar bûn, pêşhateyên proseya siyasî li Sûriyê gotûbêj kirin.
Di dawînameyê de, Desteyê tekz kir, tevî hewlên Şandiyê Navdewletî bo Sûriyê lê hîn jî ti encamên erênnî nahatine tomarkirin, bi taybet di doseya girtiyan û berdewabûna binpêkirinan dermafê Sûriyan de.
Desteyê, daxwaz ji Netewyên Yekbûyî û Encûmena Ewlehî kir, bi berpirsiyaretiya xwe li hember êş û azarên Sûriyan rabin û pêngavine nû bo bicîkirina biryara 2254 biavêjin.
Û amaje bi wê yekê kir ku Encûmena Ewlehî nikare bi rola xwe di warê mirovî de rabe û alîkariyên mirovî yên derbasî Sûriyê dibin di warên siyasî de tên bikaranîn, di heman demê de Desteyê ji Şandiyê Navdewletî bo Sûriyê xwest ku li hember rêgirîkirina Rêjîmê ji hewlên wî re, bêdeng nemîne.
Herwiha, daxwaza bicîkirina mîkanîzmên dadperwriyê û sizakirina encamderên tawanên li dijî mirovatiyê li Sûriyê, li gorî biryarên Komeleya Giştî ya Neteweyên Yebûyî, kir.
Desteya Danûstankar ya Sûrî, saziyeke Hevpeymaniya Niştîmanî ya Hêzên Şoreş û Oposizyona Sûriyê ye, danûstandinan di bin sêwana Netewên Yekgirtî dike û kar li ser bicîkirina biryara 2254 dike.
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America confirms its support for the Syrian opposition
ARK News… During his meeting with a joint delegation from the Syrian Negotiating Committee, the Syrian National Coalition, and the Syrian Interim Government, Ethan Goldrich affirmed his country's commitment to supporting the Syrian opposition and implementing UN Security Council Resolution No. 2254.
Ethan Goldrich, the American envoy to Syria, met in the Swiss city of Geneva with Badr Jamous, head of the Syrian Negotiating Committee, Hadi Al-Bahra, head of the Syrian National Coalition, and Abdul Rahman Mustafa, head of the Syrian Interim Government.
The US Embassy in Syria's Twitter account previously said that the meeting came to confirm support for the Syrian opposition as an essential part of International Resolution 2254.
The American envoy to Syria stressed the United States' commitment to "achieving a future that represents all the Syrian people."
The meeting was attended by Ibrahim Biro, representative of the Kurdish National Council in Syria in the Syrian Negotiating Commission.
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Afrin… Truck explosion in Afrin city center
ARK News… In the evening of Saturday, November 18, 2023, the city center of Afrin in Syrian Kurdistan witnessed the explosion of a truck bomb.
A private source from the city told ARK: The explosion occurred at six in the evening, at the eastern entrance to the city, or the so-called al- Qos, resulting in deaths and injuries.
Social media users posted video clips showing ambulances heading to the scene of the accident, while the identities of the dead and wounded have not yet been revealed.
Media sources said that the explosion occurred at the military police checkpoint, while other sources indicated that there were casualties among civilians as well.
No party has claimed responsibility for the bombing yet.
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Dawîn amarên qurbaniyên paşmayên şer li Sûriyê
Bi sedema berdewamiya teqîna paşmayên şer li seranserî Sûriyê, rojane sivîl navbera kuştî û birîndar dibne qurbanî.
Rewangeha Sûriyê ya Mafên Mirovan got, ku duh li gundê Elkinderliyê li rojhelatê gundewarê Helebê mayineke çandî ji paşmayên şer teqiya di encamê de zarok yekser hate kuştin û zarokekî di jî bi giranî birîndar bû, û ji bo nexweşxaneyê hate veguhestin.
Li gorî amarên Rewangehê ku bi vê teqînê hejmara qurbaniyên mayîn û bombeyên çandî ji destpêka Çileyê û ta roja îro dighêje 235 kesan serbarî birîndarbûna 307 kesên din.
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هيئة التفاوض تطالب المبعوث الدولي بالخروج عن صمته
اختتمت هيئة التفاوض السورية، اجتماعها الدوري في جنيف، أمس السبت 18 تشرين الثاني، بعد اجتماع دام لمدة يومين؛ بحثت فيه الوضع السياسي، مطالبةً الأمم المتحدة بإطلاق آليات تحقيق العدالة والمحاسبة عما ارتكب ويرتكب من جرائم ضد الإنسانية بحق السوريين عبر قرارات الجمعية العامة.
في البيان الختامي لأعمال اجتماعها الدوري الذي أصدرته أمس، أكدت الهيئة أنه "رغم جهود المبعوث الدولي إلى سوريا السيد غير بيدرسون لإحداث خطوات تقدم، إلا أنه قد لوحظ عجز في تحقيق أي نتائج إيجابية، وخاصة في ملف المعتقلين واستمرار الانتهاكات بحق السوريين وقصف النظام السوري في إدلب".
طالبت الهيئة، الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة ومبعوثه الخاص إلى سوريا وأعضاء مجلس الأمن بأهمية تحمل مسؤولياتهم حيال مأساة السوريين واتخاذ خطوات جديدة لتنفيذ قرار 2254، وعقد جلسة خاصة لمجلس الأمن حول العقبات التي تواجهها العملية السياسية لتنفيذ قرارات مجلس الأمن، وسبل حلها بحضور هيئة التفاوض.
وناشدت، الأمم المتحدة والمنظمات ذات الصلة والدول الأعضاء بالوفاء بالتزاماتها تجاه حقوق اللاجئين والمهجرين والنازحين بالحماية وتأمين احتياجاتهم.
وأشارت الهيئة إلى أن مجلس الأمن عاجز عن أداء دوره وعلى المبعوث الدولي الخروج عن صمته قائلةً: "فضلاً عن عجز مجلس الأمن عن تمديد فترة القرارات الخاصة أو إصدار قرار جديد بشأن وصول المساعدات الإنسانية الآمن والمستمر عبر الحدود إلى محتاجيها كافة دون تمييز أو تسييس، الأمر الذي يتطلب من المبعوث الخروج عن صمت استمرار النظام في تعطيل جهوده".
في سياق آخر، طالبت بإطلاق آليات تحقيق العدالة والمحاسبة عما ارتكب ويرتكب من جرائم ضد الإنسانية بحق السوريين، عبر قرارات الجمعية العامة لوقف تعطيل مجلس الأمن.
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A new decline in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the US dollar
ARK News… Once again, the exchange rate of the Syrian pound declined against the US dollar, as the exchange rate of one US dollar reached more than “14,350” Syrian pounds for purchase.
The value of the Syrian pound decreased against the US dollar today, Saturday (18/11/2023), compared to the past few days in the foreign exchange markets in the cities and towns of Syrian Kurdistan.
According to local sources, the exchange rate of one US dollar against the Syrian pound reached “14,400” Syrian pounds for sale, and “14,300” for purchase, and the price of gold reached “802,400” Syrian pounds per gram (21 karat).
The markets of the cities and towns of Syrian Kurdistan witness daily different prices for materials in general, especially foodstuffs, due to the continuous decline of the Syrian pound against the US dollar.
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