7 May 2010: ACCORD, DIS, fact-finding mission, reports, syria

Joint Fact Finding Mission Report on Kurds in Syria

The necessity for the mission arose in the light of a significant rise in the number of Syrian asylum seekers of Kurdish origin in many countries across Europe, and, concurrently, a relative lack of relevant, current, accurate and reliable country of origin information on the issue. Therefore, the report focuses on various human rights aspects regarding the situation of Kurds in Syria, including the situation of persons who are politically active in different forms or display their Kurdish culture, the risk of reprisals against their relatives, the treatment of Kurdish activists during detention and after release, as well as the treatment of Kurds who have left Syria illegally upon their return to the country.

Furthermore, the report provides information on the Kurdish population’s access to selected basic commodities and the situation of the Yezidi minority in the country, and sheds light on the state of documentation and reporting on human rights violations. Finally, the report provides a brief insight into the situation of Syrian Kurds in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

You can download the report in English or German below:

• Human rights issues concerning Kurds in Syria, Joint FFM report by DIS & ACCORD, May 2010
• Menschenrechtliche Fragestellungen zu KurdInnen in Syrien, gemeinsamer FFM-Bericht von DIS & ACCORD, Mai 2010