An American website has published new statistics on the crimes committed by the Julani regime against Syrian women.
The American website Al-Monitor examined the violations of minority rights in Syria, particularly targeting Druze and Alawite women, citing an Amnesty International report that confirmed the deteriorating legal and security situation despite the Julani regime’s official promises to protect women.
Amnesty International stated that it has received credible reports of dozens of Alawite girls being abducted across Syria’s coastal region from February to the present and has called on the Julani regime’s authorities to prioritize investigations into these cases.
The UK-based human rights organization reported documenting the abduction of at least 36 Alawite women and girls under the age of 40 between February and June last year in the provinces of Hama, Homs, Tartus, and Latakia. The organization warned that the victims are at risk of human trafficking, forced marriage, and other forms of abuse.
Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, emphasized: “Syria’s current authorities have repeatedly promised to build a Syria for all Syrians. Yet, they have failed to stop the abduction of women and girls, potential human trafficking, forced marriages, physical abuse, and to conduct effective investigations or prosecute those responsible.”
This report comes less than a week after the release of findings by the Syrian Truth Committee regarding a wave of violence in the coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia in early March last year.
The crimes in Syria’s coastal region began when the Julani regime claimed its forces were ambushed by militants linked to the former Assad regime. Using this claim as justification, the Julani regime carried out widespread killings and repression in these areas.
Last Tuesday, the Truth Committee—established by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of the Syrian regime, to investigate alleged violations and other abuses—announced that 1,426 people, mostly civilians, had been killed in attacks by its forces, including 90 women who were killed after military operations ended.
The committee stated that it had identified 298 suspects involved in violations against civilians, including arson, looting, torture, and murder. It claimed that these individuals were not acting under military orders and that 31 of them had been arrested.
Mehr News Agency