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Syria
Mashreq · Levant
Documenting accountability for crimes against civilians, supporting Syrian defenders in exile, and advocating for justice mechanisms.
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Our position on Syria
We call for sustained international accountability for crimes committed against Syrian civilians, the protection of Syrian defenders in exile from transnational repression, and the safeguarding of refugee non-refoulement.
— HuMENA
The Region, Connected
No country in MENA stands alone.
This country sits at the centre of the threads HuMENA follows — across borders where defenders flee, refugees move, and accountability converges.
Signature
Where our work concentrates here.
Five strategic areas — Civic Space, Defenders, Digital Rights, Governance, Diaspora. Bar height shows the depth of HuMENA's coverage in that area for this country.
Civic Space
Defending freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Defenders
Protection support and case advocacy for defenders at risk.
Digital Rights
Surveillance accountability and digital safety for civil society.
Governance
Fair-trial monitoring, judicial independence, and inclusive governance.
Diaspora
Cross-border protection and amplification of exiled voices.
Chronicle
A working record of our interventions.
Statements, reports, advocacy moments, defender cases. Chronological. Growing.
Apr 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Dec 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Aug 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Jul 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Jul 2024
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2024
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2024
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2024
JOINT STATEMENTS
Nov 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Aug 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Apr 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Feb 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Feb 2023
JOINT STATEMENTS
Dec 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jun 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
Apr 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
Aug 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jun 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
HuMENA carries documentation into the mechanisms with the most leverage — UN bodies, EU institutions, and joint civil-society coalitions.
IIIM
Civil-society engagement on evidence
UN Commission of Inquiry
Joint submissions
EU and Universal Jurisdiction
Support to ongoing cases
Defenders
The people behind the work.
HuMENA stands with human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists. Where their identities can be public, we credit them. Where they cannot, we protect them.
Defender cases we are documenting in Syria. Curated profiles appear here as consent is given; until then, our published record speaks for the work.
Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
Syria | The Future of Justice in Syria Requires an Independent and Effective Commission of Inquiry
Syria | One Year Since the Fall of the Assad Regime: The Transition Cannot Be Consolidated without Truth, Justice, Security Sector Reform, and Protection of Civic Space
200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now.
At a Crossroads: Civil Society in Post-Assad Syria and the Struggle for Independence
Syria’s New Order: Rights, Power, and the Battle for Civic Space
From Imagination to Collective Imaginaries: How the Arts Reclaim the Public Sphere
Joint Statement by Humanitarian, Development, and Human Rights Organizations in Lebanon: From South to North: Ongoing Violations Must End — Ceasefire Commitments and IHL Obligations Must Be Respected
«Forever» has ended, and Syrians are now ready to take ownership of their country.
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs
Timeline of Peaceful Assemblies in Lebanon: Scattered Victories and Building an Opposition Movement
Joint Statement: Lebanon must end practices of refoulement and torture
Sudan: UN Security Council must take urgent action to protect civilians
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