An independent human rights organization founded in June 2011, documents HR violations in Syria, supporting the transition towards democracy [email protected]
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#SNHR: Settlements with those implicated in political and economic crimes may be legally permissible under international law, provided that strict conditions are met, chief among them full and verifiable disclosure of the truth, and the effective participation of victims at all stages.
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#SNHR releases a new report titled: "Settlements with Those Implicated in Political and Economic Crimes within the Transitional Justice Process in Syria: Legal Standards, Normative Conditions, and Policy Recommendations"
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR) has released a report entitled, "Settlements with Those Involved in Political and Economic Crimes within the Transitional Justice Process in #Syria: The Legal Standards, the Normative Conditions, and the Policy Recommendations." The report concludes that negotiated settlements with the political leaders, the security officials, the business elites, and the officials involved in corruption under the former regime may be legally permissible only within strict conditions drawn from international law and from authoritative institutional guidance. The report further establishes that genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, enforced disappearance, and sexual violence must be categorically excluded from settlement eligibility.
The analysis is built on treaty law, international standards, and authoritative United Nations guidance, including the Updated Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights through Action to Combat Impunity, the 2023 Guidance Note of the United Nations Secretary-General on Transitional Justice, the rule-of-law tool of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on amnesties, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Read the full report: snhr.org/?p=78995
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I was honoured today to meet Austria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Markus Marterbauer, on the sidelines of the Third Symposium on Supranational Responses to Corruption, organised by the World Bank Group and its partners in Vienna on 9–10 November 2026, under the theme “Turning Illicit Gains into Development Outcomes.” The symposium is being held at OPEC headquarters in Vienna.
I am participating in a panel discussion on Asset Restoration in Fragile and Post-Conflict Contexts, where I am addressing approaches to tracing, freezing, confiscating, and recovering the funds and assets of the Assad regime and its associated corruption networks. More importantly, I am examining how recovered assets can be used to finance reparations for victims and survivors, as an essential component of transitional justice in Syria.
In Syria, corruption was not separate from gross human rights violations. Rather, it was deeply intertwined with the system of detention, torture, enforced disappearance, property confiscation, and forced displacement. Recovering these assets should therefore go beyond simply returning funds to the state treasury. It should also contribute to providing justice and reparations for victims through transparent mechanisms that ensure their meaningful participation in decisions about how the recovered assets are allocated and used.
The objective is to transform part of the wealth accumulated through repression and corruption into a tangible means of delivering justice and redress to its victims.
I have also written an article examining this issue in greater depth, which will be published soon.
I will share my remarks from the symposium at a later date. They are based on a jointly authored paper to which we contributed and which we hope the World Bank will publish soon, allowing us to share its findings more widely.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR) has contributed stories of victims killed in Syria to "Memorial 2026", an online memorial published by the Every Casualty Counts organization.
"Memorial 2026" is an online memorial that tells the stories of more than 130 people killed in armed conflicts around the world in 2025, which were gathered and verified by members of the Casualty Recorders Network, and published by the Every Casualty Counts. The Network includes more than 70 organizations that document the victims of wars, SNHR being one of them.
View full statement: snhr.org/?p=78984
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Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On November 7, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157506
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Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On November 4, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157498
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR), represented by its Executive Director, @FADELABDULGHANY, has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Commission for Transitional Justice, represented by its Head, @AbdulbassetGen. The agreement aims to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two parties on the files related to transitional justice and the rights of victims in #Syria.
The areas of cooperation include developing coordination and the exchange of relevant information and data within the applicable legal frameworks and information protection safeguards; cooperating in the documentation of violations and drawing on the accumulated technical expertise; supporting the integration between documentation efforts and the tracks of truth-seeking, accountability, and reparations; and contributing to the building of a more integrated knowledge base for the processes of transitional justice.
View full statement: snhr.org/?p=78972
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR) received, at its office in Damascus, Ms. Karla Quintana, the Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (@IIMPSyria), within the framework of strengthening cooperation and coordination in the efforts to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing persons.
The meeting addressed the scale and complexity of the issue of missing persons in #Syria, the challenges facing the search for them, and the necessity of strengthening field work and transferring specialized international expertise in a manner suited to the Syrian context. The meeting also discussed the importance of collecting and analyzing information, and of protecting records, documents, and burial sites, as well as the importance of complementarity between the efforts of the relevant national and international actors, in a way that contributes to providing credible answers to the families of the missing.
View full statement: snhr.org/?p=78963
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) received Ms. Melanie Hauenstein, UNDP Resident Representative in Syria, at its office in Damascus, to discuss strengthening cooperation on issues of mutual interest.
The meeting addressed the importance of strengthening the rule of law and institutional reform during the transitional period, supporting judicial independence and access to justice, and promoting governance, transparency, and accountability, alongside expanding civil society participation in reform processes.
SNHR emphasized the importance of continued coordination and the exchange of expertise with UNDP to support institutional reform that protects human rights and places them at the heart of Syria’s transitional period.
View full statement: snhr.org/?p=78955
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A child, Aliwi al-Aliwi, was killed by the explosion of a cluster bomb—a remnant of the conflict—in the town of al-Lataminah, in the countryside of #Hama province, on October 30, 2026.
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157484
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Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On October 31, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157478
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A child, Abdul Karim al-Uthman, was killed by the explosion of a landmine—a remnant of the conflict—in the vicinity of the city of Halfaya, in the countryside of #Hama Governorate, on October 26, 2026.
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157473
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR) received, at its office in #Damascus, Ms. Huma Khan, Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Damascus, along with her colleagues, within the framework of enhancing cooperation and coordination between the two sides.
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View full statement:snhr.org/?p=78949
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Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On October 28, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157466
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.@FADELABDULGHANY, Executive Director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights(#SNHR), wrote an opinion piece for the website @syr_television, titled: Beyond the Judicial Rulings: The Role of INTERPOL in the Efforts of #Syria to Achieve Criminal Accountability
On August 11, 2026, the Fourth Criminal Court for Transitional Justice Cases in Damascus issued, under Decision No. 1 of 2026, death sentences in absentia against Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, and a number of other fugitive former officials.
According to what was published by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the decision provided for maintaining the arrest warrants issued against the defendants who remain at large, and directed the competent authorities to pursue international cooperation procedures in order to apprehend them. On October 22, the President of the Court, Judge Fakhreddin al-Aryan, stated, as reported by SANA, that the judgments issued in absentia are being transmitted to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). These judgments demonstrate the willingness of the Syrian courts to exercise their criminal jurisdiction over the former leaders of the country; however, whether they can serve as a basis for activating an effective international cooperation remains a separate question. A state can prosecute crimes falling within its jurisdiction, but it cannot enforce its judicial orders on the territory of another state without the cooperation of that state. INTERPOL facilitates this cooperation; however, it does not remove the legal constraints that govern it. Moreover, the ability of other states to cooperate, and the extent of their willingness to do so, depend to a large degree on the credibility of the Syrian judicial proceedings.
Read the full article at the following link: snhr.org/?p=78941
Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On October 27, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157460
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The Syrian Network for Human Rights (#SNHR) participated in “The Hague Justice Dialogues 2026,” an international gathering on justice, human dignity, and the protection of victims of war, which was organized by the International Criminal Law Foundation (Stichting Internationaal Strafrecht, S.I.S.) at the Hilton The Hague, the Netherlands, on October 14 and 15, 2026. The gathering brought together legal experts, human rights advocates, diplomatic representatives, journalists, and voices from civil society.
On Thursday, October 15, @FADELABDULGHANY, the Executive Director of SNHR, spoke at a session titled “When War Tests Justice,” which was moderated by Mr. Parwiz Kawa. The session addressed the challenges of justice and accountability in armed conflicts, and how international law can respond at a time where civilians are subjected to serious violations, institutions are under pressure, and victims struggle to obtain recognition and justice.
View full statement: snhr.org/?p=78935
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Daily Report on Civilian Casualties in Syria On October 26, 2026
Details: news.snhr.org/?p=157448
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