27/6/2025–|Last update: 01:56 (Mecca time)
Amnesty International – Thursday – said that “the survivors of brutal detention in the prisons of the regime of ousted President Bashar al -Assad in Syria – including the people of Sednaya’s terrifying prison – are still suffering from devastating physical and psychological consequences in the absence of a disturbing and semi -support.”
On the occasion of the International Day to support the torture victims, the organization confirmed that the disturbing situation of the survivors of torture in Syria continues 6 months after the fall of the Assad regime.
The organization announced that it included its voice to the survivors of Syria in calling for concrete measures to ensure the right of victims of torture to obtain compensation in a manner that includes rehabilitation and justice.
She stated that the new Syrian government is obligated to ensure the rights of victims of torture and other grave violations of human rights, including the right to know the truth, achieve justice, and obtain compensation.
Amnesty International also called on donor governments to provide urgent funding for the groups led by survivors in Syria, family societies and programs designated to support the victims of torture.
Terrifying stories
Amnesty International Campaign, Bisan Fakih, said that the stories of torture, enforced disappearance and collective hanging secretly in the detention centers in Syria raised “terror in the souls for years.”
“It is unreasonable that those who were able to get out of the horrific cells of torture are facing difficulty today in obtaining urgent medical and psychological treatment,” she added.
Fakih stressed that the Syrian government is facing many economic and political challenges, but it must guarantee that all the suspects in their criminal responsibility for torture and other internationally recognized crimes to justice are referred to justice in fair trials before ordinary civil courts immediately and without delay.
She pointed out that the years of torture and inhumane circumstances suffered by the survivors in Syria left “severe health effects on former detainees”, as many of them suffer from tuberculosis and other health problems in the eyes, joints and nerves.
It also considered that the fractured teeth due to torture remain common for the survivors, as well as their symptoms that match post -trauma disorder, and confirmed their need for medical, psychological and legal support immediately.