Tens of thousands of people have been unlawfully detained by the Syrian government and other parties to the conflict in Syria. In most cases, their fate—and if they are alive, their whereabouts—remains unknown. A new report from CIC and the International Center for Transitional Justice examines the dark reality of detention in Syria and its impact on the families of the missing. The report details urgent steps necessary to help those families obtain information about the whereabouts of their loved ones, gain access to them, and achieve their prompt release.
Tens of thousands still missing in Syria
CIC senior fellow Hanny Megally was interviewed on RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, about the new report published by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
"People are taken and punished for expressing themselves, for being in opposition, for having different points of view and so on. It's quite clear. But people are also taken hostage arbitrarily, as a bargaining chip to try to get others to give up or to get money, " Megally told RÚV.