Complaints

Officially, we were informed that the complaint submitted by both Urnammu and Release me …. has become an official communication

The complaint was submitted to Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; and Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 43/20, 42/22,

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Syria: Submission to the United Nations Special Procedure on Corruption and Other Practices Related to Detention in Syria

On 23/11/2020 , “Urnammu” and “Release Me” jointly made a submission to the United Nations Special Procedures on practices of corruption by the Government of Syria in relation to detained individuals in Syria. The submission followed an earlier submission by the two organizations concerning the arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances of three individuals. In

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Syria: Victims and Survivors of torture, Arbitrary Detention and Enforced Disappearances are Yet to Receive an Effective Remedy

On 31 August 2020, Release Me, Urnammu and No Photo Zone made a submission to four United Nations Special Procedures concerning acts of torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances perpetrated by the Syrian authorities and their affiliated forces within the context of the armed conflict taking place in Syria. Specifically, the submission highlights acts of

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Palestinian Student Missing Since 2012 Abduction from Yarmouk Refugee Camp in Syria

On October 13, 2017, Alkarama and Urnammu for Justice and Human Rights Foundation sent an urgent appeal to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID ) regarding the case of Salma Abdul Razzaq, a 27-year-old Palestinian student who has been missing since her arrest near Yarmouk refugee camp on December 30, 2012. Her case demonstrates the precarious position

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