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Syria: Leading Democratic People's Party member arrested

SYR - News | 13 April 2011

George Sabra, a leading member of the Syrian Democractic People's Party, was arrested by Syrian security forces at 10.30am on 10 April 2011, in Quatana and has since disappeared. His party is linked to the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change, a Syrian opposition movement calling for pro-democratic reforms in Syria.

Syria: Army blockade port city of Banias

SYR - News | 14 April 2011

Alkarama is deeply concerned by the Syria security forces' continued use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators in Syria, and is informed that the Syrian army has setup a blockade around the port city of Banias, northwest of Syria. The blockade follows an intensification by the Syrian forces long disturbance that has left many dead throughout Syria.

Syria: Brother of Arab Commission for Human Rights spokesman arrested in protests

SYR - News | 08 April 2011
MaanAloudat
Maan Aloudat, arrested
during protests in Syria

Maan Aloudat, 52, was arrested and beaten by security forces on 2 April 2011 during demonstrations in Deraa, Syria. He currently still in custody. Maan Aloudat is the brother of Dr Haytham Manaa, a Paris-based Syrian human rights defender and spokesman of the Arab Commission for Human Rights.

During his arrest, he was brutally beaten by security forces and forcibly taken to the Deraa's Political Security headquarters, where he joined other detained demonstrators. According to testimonies from two recently released co-detainees, he was severely tortured by security officials while in custody.

Syria: Arrest of 3 human rights lawyers in the context of peaceful demonstrators and the major crackdown by the authorities

SYR - News | 07 April 2011
Alkarama was recently informed of the arrest of three human rights lawyers in several places in Syria. They had all allegedly supported recent protests demanding political freedoms in the country.

Syria: 70 additional confirmed deaths in recent protests

SYR - News | 05 April 2011

Alkarama is deeply concerned by the Syria security forces' continued use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators in Syria. Alkarama has confirmed 70 more deaths as a result lethal force used by the Syrian authorities against protesters. This total comes on the back of the case of 58 dead, which Alkarama submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions on 30 March 2011.

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 11.2011 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2015 (2nd cycle)

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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) – Status B

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