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Syria: Enforced disappearance and risk of torture of eight Syrian nationals

SYR - News | 21 October 2011
Alkarama is extremely concerned about the increasing occurrence of enforced disappearance in Syria. This is a pattern that has been growing while peaceful demonstrations calling for democratic transition have spread across the country since March 2011.

Alkarama has been informed of hundreds of cases of enforced and involuntary disappearances, demonstrating the prevalence of this method of repression. We have hereafter documented eight cases of Syrian citizens who disappeared between 22 July and 5 October 2011 and which we submit as examples to illustrate this issue to the members of the Working Group today.

Syria: 40 minors from Daraya tortured or detained at high risk of torture

SYR - News | 17 October 2011

Alkarama is deeply concerned about the alleged violations of human rights in Syria. At present, we were informed of the cases of 40 Syrian minors who are being or were detained incommunicado by the Air Force Intelligence. They are suffering, or have suffered, torture despite being minors under international law as all were 17 or under at the time of their arrest. All of them were arrested or abducted by agents from the Air Force Intelligence from the streets of Daraya, Rif Damascus Governorate, and have been subjected to the same ill-treatment and torture to which adults are being exposed to in Syria.

Syria: Disappeared human rights defender Yahya Al-Shurbaji at risk of torture

SYR - News | 26 September 2011

Yahya Al-Shurbaji, a 33-year old Syrian human rights defender was arrested on 6 September 2011 in Sahnaya, in the Damascus countryside following a car chase by agents of the Damascus Intelligence Service. Mr Al-Shurbaji and his friend Ghayath Mattar were victim of an ambush: they went together to the Al Mazza Military Airport believing that Mr Al-Shurbaji's brother, who is detained there, was injured and needed an ambulance. Given the facts of the case, Alkarama was seized of the case.

Syria: Political Security Disappear a young human rights defender from Al Hasakah

SYR - News | 26 September 2011
On 4 September, Ayo Jwan, a young activist and human rights defender, was disappeared from his home in Al Hasakah by members of the Political Security. His family has no news from him since this date.

Syria: Arrest and enforced disappearance of a respected poet

SYR - News | 27 September 2011
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Deyaa Al Abdullah ( (ضياء العبد لله, a known poet and writer, was disappeared by the Syrian Political Security forces on 29 June 2011. His family has no news from him since this day.

Mauritania - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Accessed on 17.11.2004
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Due on 01.11.2017 (2nd)
Last concluding observations: 20.11.2013

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 17.11.2004
Optional Protocol: Yes
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): No
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 31.05.2017 (2nd)
Last concluding observations: 18.06.2013

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

CED: Ratified on 03.10.2012
Art. 33 (Inquiry procedure): Yes

State report: Overdue since 03.11.2014
Last concluding observations: N/A

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 11.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2015 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme (CNDH) – Status A

Last review: 05.2011
Next review: 2016