The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the return of Syrian refugees and displaced people is still hostage to “intertwined and deep” challenges, despite the passage of more than 6 months since the fall of a regime Bashar al -AssadConsidering that the absence of a safe environment and the absence of justice and accountability is one of the most prominent obstacles that hinder voluntary and generous return.
The annual report of the network – which was issued on the occasion of the International Refugee Day – indicated that the fall of the regime on December 8, 2024 removed one of the largest political and security obstacles to the return of the Syrians, but the reality of the country is still suffering from legal, administrative, economic and security crises that prevent a comprehensive return of millions of refugees and displaced.
According to the report, the number of returnees from the end of last year until the mid -2025 has not exceeded half a million refugees and 1.2 million internal displaced people, out of about 6.8 million refugees and 6.9 million displaced people, showing the volume of the gap between political transformations and field and social reality.
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The network said that most of the areas that witnessed a partial return lacking the basic infrastructure, and facing a severe shortage of services, education and health, in addition to the continued presence of unexploded munitions that killed 220 civilians, including 41 children and 10 women.
She pointed out that many returnees face difficulties in restoring their ownership due to the loss of documents, or the duplication of administrative references, in addition to bearing the full financial burdens without the presence of effective support programs from the state or The international community.
Although the government formed a transitional justice body, the slow procedures and the lack of involvement of victims and civil society reduced the effectiveness of the commission, and the returnees lost confidence in the paths of fairness and reconciliation, as well as the presence of non -disciplined armed groups that cause security instability in some areas of return, according to the report.
The network pointed out that the support plan for the returnees for the year 2025 received only 12% of the required financing, which exacerbates the failure of reconstruction and rehabilitation projects, calling on donor countries to link funding to justice standards, and not by political or geopolitical considerations.
Plan to return
The network called for the formulation of an integrated national plan in cooperation with the international community that guarantees the independence of the judiciary, addressing ownership cases, activating the Transitional Justice Authority, providing livelihoods, and integrating refugees into national policies.
The Syrian transitional government also called for a transparent and fair policy to return, and called United Nations To create independent control mechanisms, and urged the host countries to respect the principle of non -forced repetition, and donor countries have urged financing projects that focus on reconciliation and peacebuilding.