{"id":131887,"date":"2025-11-08T06:57:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131887"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:57:34","slug":"un-reports-nearly-100-people-abducted-disappeared-in-syria-since-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131887\/","title":{"rendered":"UN reports nearly 100 people abducted, disappeared in Syria Since January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Nearly 100 people have been abducted or forcibly disappeared across Syria since the beginning of the year, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Friday, urging Syrian authorities to strengthen accountability and clarify the fate of thousands of missing persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about dozens of abductions and enforced disappearance,\u201d OHCHR spokesperson Thameen al-Kheetan said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2025\/11\/1166306\">press briefing<\/a> in Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Kheetan confirmed that the UN office has documented at least 97 cases of abduction since January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that while some families have been reunited with their loved ones, \u201cmany still live with the distress of not knowing where they are, or what happened to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spokesperson stressed that the \u201cfate and whereabouts of all those who have gone missing, both before and after the fall of the former government, must urgently be clarified,\u201d underscoring OHCHR\u2019s support for the work of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karla Quintana, who heads the IIMP, recently stated that \u201ceveryone in Syria knows someone who has gone missing,\u201d reflecting the depth of the crisis that continues to haunt the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria has been undergoing a political transition since the overthrow of the Assad regime in December 2024, following more than 13 years of civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enforced disappearances were a hallmark of both Bashar al-Assad\u2019s and his father Hafez al-Assad\u2019s rule, with an estimated 100,000 people still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the new government\u2019s pledges to address past abuses, human rights groups say patterns of detention and abduction persist, particularly in areas controlled by competing security bodies and armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UN established the IIMP in 2023 to coordinate efforts to uncover mass graves, identify remains, and reunite families with missing relatives. The body has urged Damascus and all local authorities to cooperate fully and share information from prisons and detention centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OHCHR reiterated that uncovering the truth about the disappeared is \u201cessential for national reconciliation and lasting peace\u201d in post-war Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Nearly 100 people have been abducted or forcibly disappeared across Syria since the beginning of the year, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Friday, urging Syrian authorities to strengthen accountability and clarify the fate of thousands of missing persons. \u201cEleven months after the fall of the former government 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