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UN Syria Commission welcomes landmark ICJ order to Syria to prevent torture and destruction of evidence
English
16 November 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic at 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee
English
24 October 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
العربية | English
22 September 2023
Marked increase in fighting and a rapidly plummeting economy require urgent Syrian and international responses, UN Syria Commission of Inquiry warns
12 September 2023
العربية | English
“No End in Sight: Torture and ill-treatment in the Syrian Arab Republic 2020-2023” Conference Room Paper - A/HRC/53/CRP.5
العربية | English
10 July 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
English
5 July 2023
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry lauds long-awaited international institution to clarify fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands missing and disappeared
العربية | English
29 June 2023
Policy Paper: Gendered Impact of the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic on Women and Girls
العربية | English
12 June 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry. 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
21 March 2023
English
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry: Those responsible for atrocities during 12 years of violence must be brought to justice
17 March 2023
English
Epicentre of Neglect: Protection of Civilians in Syria Remains an Illusion says UN Syria Commission of Inquiry
13 March 2023
العربية | English
UN Syria Commission: Urgent action required to assist those impacted by earthquakes, including a countrywide ceasefire to enable humanitarian access
07 February 2023
العربية | English
Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, at 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee
26 October 2022
English
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 22 September 2022
22 September 2022
English
UN Syria Commission: Don't look away: Syrian civilians face the prospect of a new escalation
14 September 2022
العربية | English
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair, Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
29 June 2022
Policy Paper: Civilians under attack in Syria - Towards preventing further civilian harm
العربية | English
28 June 2022
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry: Member States must seize moment to establish mechanism for missing persons
العربية | English
17 June 2022
Policy Paper: Syria’s Missing and Disappeared: Is there a Way Forward? Recommendations for a Mechanism with an International Mandate
العربية | English
17 June 2022
UN Syria Commission calls on Security Council to ensure live-saving humanitarian aid to Syria: “Unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing when needs are at their highest”
العربية | English
26 May 2022
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair, UN Syria Commission
at Brussels VI Conference in support of the future of Syria and the region
Side event: Moving Forward on Truth and Justice: Addressing the crisis of missing persons and detention in Syria.
English
6 May 2022
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
18 March 2022
Syria’s abyss: UN Syria Commission warns of escalating violence, plummeting economy and a humanitarian disaster
العربية | English | French
9 March 2022
UN panel welcomes landmark guilty verdict in Germany’s prosecution of former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity
English
14 January 2022
Human Rights Council President appoints Lynn Welchman of the United Kingdom to serve on Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
English
1 December 2021
”War against the Syrian people continues unabated” - UN Syria Commission of Inquiry to Third Committee of General Assembly
العربية | English | Français
25 October 2021
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Third Committee
English
25 October 2021
Statement by Commissioner Karen Koning AbuZayd of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 48th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
23 September 2021
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic to the forty-eighth regular session of the Human Rights Council
Report page
14 September 2021
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
6 July 2021
Arbitrary Imprisonment and Detention - Report of the Commission of Inquiry of the Syrian Arab Republic
Report page
1 March 2021
2021 Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syrian Arab Republic
Report page
18 February 2021
COI Syria: No clean hands – behind the frontlines and the headlines, armed actors continue to subject civilians to horrific and increasingly targeted abuse
15 September 2020
العربية | English
Rampant human rights violations and war crimes as war-torn Idlib faces the pandemic UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report
7 July 2020
العربية | English
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: As global pandemic reaches Syria, fighting must stop and urgent steps taken to prevent an even greater tragedy
28 March 2020
العربية | English
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: Unprecedented levels of displacement and dire conditions for civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic
2 March 2020
العربية | English
Parties to the conflict must act immediately and collectively to bring meaningful respite to civilians in northwest Syria
4 February 2020
العربية | English
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UN Syria Commission welcomes landmark ICJ order to Syria to prevent torture and destruction of evidence
English
16 November 2023
Marked increase in fighting and a rapidly plummeting economy require urgent Syrian and international responses, UN Syria Commission of Inquiry warns
12 September 2023
العربية | English
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry lauds long-awaited international institution to clarify fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands missing and disappeared
العربية | English
29 June 2023
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry: Those responsible for atrocities during 12 years of violence must be brought to justice
17 March 2023
English
Epicentre of Neglect: Protection of Civilians in Syria Remains an Illusion says UN Syria Commission of Inquiry
العربية | English
13 March 2023
UN Syria Commission: Urgent action required to assist those impacted by earthquakes, including a countrywide ceasefire to enable humanitarian access
العربية | English
07 February 2023
UN Syria Commission: Don't look away: Syrian civilians face the prospect of a new escalation
العربية | English
14 September 2022
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry on Syria: Member States must seize moment to establish mechanism for missing persons
العربية | English
17 June 2022
UN Syria Commission calls on Security Council to ensure live-saving humanitarian aid to Syria: “Unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing when needs are at their highest”
العربية | English
26 May 2022
Syria’s abyss: UN Syria Commission warns of escalating violence, plummeting economy and a humanitarian disaster
العربية | English | French
9 March 2022
UN panel welcomes landmark guilty verdict in Germany’s prosecution of former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity
English
14 January 2022
”War against the Syrian people continues unabated” - UN Syria Commission of Inquiry to Third Committee of General Assembly
العربية | English | Français
25 October 2021
”Military solutions” in Syria have led to a decade of death, denial, and destruction - UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report
18 February 2021
العربية | English
COI Syria: No clean hands – behind the frontlines and the headlines, armed actors continue to subject civilians to horrific and increasingly targeted abuse
15 September 2020
العربية | English
Rampant human rights violations and war crimes as war-torn Idlib faces the pandemic UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report
7 July 2020
العربية | English
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: As global pandemic reaches Syria, fighting must stop and urgent steps taken to prevent an even greater tragedy
28 March 2020
العربية | English
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: Unprecedented levels of displacement and dire conditions for civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic
2 March 2020
العربية | English
Parties to the conflict must act immediately and collectively to bring meaningful respite to civilians in northwest Syria
4 February 2020
العربية | English
“They have erased the dreams of my children”: UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria Publishes Report on Children’s Rights over the course of the Syrian War
16 January 2020
العربية | English
Statements
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic at 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee
English
24 October 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
العربية | English
22 September 2023
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
5 July 2023
English
Commissioner Lynn Welchman's remarks to webinar: Gendered impact of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic on women and girls
12 June 2023
English
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry. 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
21 March 2023
English
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry: Those responsible for atrocities during 12 years of violence must be brought to justice
17 March 2023
English
Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, at 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee
26 October 2022
English
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 22 September 2022
22 September 2022
English
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro Chair,Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
29 June 2022
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair, UN Syria Commission
at Brussels VI Conference in support of the future of Syria and the region
Side event: Moving Forward on Truth and Justice: Addressing the crisis of missing persons and detention in Syria.
English
6 May 2022
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
18 March 2022
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Third Committee
English
25 October 2021
Statement by Commissioner Karen Koning AbuZayd of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 48th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
23 September 2021
Statement by Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, to the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
English
6 July 2021
Statements by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to the 46th Human Rights Council - Paulo Pinheiro, Chair and Commissioner Karen AbuZayd
English
11 March 2021
High-Level Panel Discussion on the Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly - Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
English
2 March 2021
Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, at the 45th Human Rights Council session
English
22 September 2020
Press conference opening remarks by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
English
15 September 2020
Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, at the 44th Human Rights Council session
العربية | English
14 July 2020
Press conference opening remarks by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, on the special inquiry in Idlib region
العربية | English
7 July 2020
Statement by Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, at 43rd Human Rights Council session
English
9 March 2020
Feature Stories
Miscellaneous
Videos
No End in Sight: Continuing patterns of torture, ill-treatment and enforced disappearances in detention facilities across Syria
Testimonies recorded by the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry of Syrian detention and torture survivors
COI on Syria holds press conference in Geneva - 13 March 2023
HRC50 | Update by the Commission of Inquiry on Syria - 29 June 2022
We have lent our voice to families of missing and disappeared in Syria. Watch Yasmen's story
Press conference highlights: launch of March 2022 Report
Commissioner Karen AbuZayd’s last statement to the Human Rights Council on 23 September 2021
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COI Syria report 44/61: Special inquiry into events in Idlib and surrounding areas
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COI on Syria - Paulo Pinheiro at press conference on situation in Idlib (Arabic)
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COI Syria report 24/46: Failure to reach a political settlement expanded the conflict to new actors and unimaginable crimes
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Indiscriminate cluster munitions attack on Idlib displacement camps
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