{"id":131101,"date":"2025-10-17T12:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131101"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:42:39","slug":"qamishli-forum-spotlights-safe-return-and-justice-for-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131101\/","title":{"rendered":"Qamishli forum spotlights safe return and justice for victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 The fourth annual Victims Forum in northeast Syria convened on Friday in Qamishli under the slogan \u201cTowards a Safe Return and Comprehensive Justice for Victims,\u201d bringing together activists, human rights organisations, civil society groups and women\u2019s organisations to press for concrete measures on return and transitional justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organised by the Ta\u2019azur Association for Victims, the forum concentrated on the right to safe and voluntary return for those forcibly displaced, practical requirements to ensure returns, and mechanisms for transitional justice that include victims in leadership roles. Sessions addressed cases of enforced disappearance and the plight of people stripped of nationality, organisers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orhan Kamal, director of the Ta\u2019azur Association for Victims, told North Press that this was the first forum held after \u201cthe fall of the former regime,\u201d adding that the event comes at a time \u201cwhen the voice and hope of victims to return to their homes are rising.\u201d He said the forum aims to \u201cconvey the voice of the victims to the relevant authorities inside Syria and to international actors,\u201d and that its agenda includes drafting recommendations on safe return, disappearances and statelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers included representatives of local and regional rights organisations. Ibrahim Sheikho, director of a human rights group in Afrin, told North Press their participation aimed to \u201cdeliver the voice of the displaced, especially those from Afrin, to the international community.\u201d Sheikho warned that \u201cthe suffering of these displaced people has not yet ended and continues for more than eight years,\u201d and urged the Syrian Interim Government to honour promises made during visits and meetings in Afrin. He said the return of Afrin\u2019s displaced should remain \u201ca key item on the government\u2019s agenda\u201d and called for returns to take place \u201cwith dignity and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum took place in Qamishli, a city in northeast Syria administered by local authorities and operating amid existing security arrangements. Organisers said recommendations and a list of priority measures would be forwarded to Syrian authorities and international stakeholders for follow-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants emphasised victims\u2019 central role in shaping transitional justice processes and reiterated calls for international attention to long-standing displacement and disappearance cases. Forum organisers said working groups will finalise a set of practical steps and share them with relevant bodies for immediate consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><br><br><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The fourth annual Victims Forum in northeast Syria convened on Friday in Qamishli under the slogan \u201cTowards a Safe Return and Comprehensive Justice for Victims,\u201d bringing together activists, human rights organisations, civil society groups and women\u2019s organisations to press for concrete measures on return and transitional justice. 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