Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 14th Feb. UN human rights office in Geneva on Tuesday revealed in a new report that many Syrians who fled the war in Syria face violations and abuses upon their return at the hands of the Government, de facto authorities and other armed groups.
They documented violations and abuses include arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, enforced disappearance and abduction.
People have had their money and belongings extorted, their property confiscated, and have been denied identity and other documents.
UN human rights chief Rights Volker Türk said “This report paints an alarming picture of the suffering of returnees, in particular women, amid the increasing number of deportations of Syrians from other countries.”
OHCHR noted that a woman returnee, who was detained for a week with her two daughters by Government security forces as they tried to leave Syria for a second time, said her family had to pay a $300 bribe to speed up their release.
The report called all parties to the conflict to fully respect international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Syrian Government and all other parties to the conflict are urged to grant UN entities and other international and NGOs give access to monitor the conditions of Syrians who return.
