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SYR - News
Syria: 3 Family Members Disappear After Arrest Between July 2011 and August 2012
On 25 November 2011, Alkarama and Human Rights Guardians sent a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the case of 49-year-old retired policeman Khalid Zain, his 29-year-old son Mohammad Zain and another family member, 30-year-old Abdallah Zain. They all disappeared after their respective arrests between July 2011 and August 2012.
Syria: New Case of Enforced Disappearance After Arrest at Military Checkpoint
On 16 November 2015, Alkarama and Human Rights Guardians sent a communication to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the case of 47-year-old Mohamad Hallak, who disappeared after his arrest by members of the Syrian Military Security Branch at a checkpoint close to the border with Lebanon in November 2014.
Syria: Medication Distributor Disappears After his Arrest in July 2012
On 12 November 2015, Alkarama and Human Rights Guardians sent a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the case of 34-year-old medication distributor Mansour Mansour, who disappeared after arrest by members of the Syrian Army and Syrian Security Services in July 2012.
Syria: New Case of Enforced Disappearance in Homs since May 2013
On 29 October 2015 Alkarama and Human Rights Guardians sent a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the case of Ahmad Shamma, a 33-year-old self-employed professional who disappeared from Homs after his arrest by members of the Syrian army, the Military Intelligence Division and other members of the security forces.
Syria: Enforced Disappearance of Abdul Majid Al Satam by IS since 1 August 2013
On 14 October 2015, Alkarama and Human Rights Guardians sent a communication to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria on the enforced disappearance of Abdul Majid Al Satam, a 29-year-old member of the group Trustees of Raqqa – an armed group fighting both the Assad armed forces and the Islamic State (IS) − who disappeared after his abduction by IS in August 2013.
