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Subject:
Launch of the mandated special report by the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic presenting their findings and analysis regarding arbitrary imprisonment and detention over the course of the conflict and continuing trends in the country, covering the period from March 2011 to December 2020. This report is complementary and additional to its report published on 18 February providing a retrospective overview of key recurrent human rights concerns over the course of the conflict and continuing trends in the country more broadly. (Both reports scheduled to be presented to the Human Rights Council on 11 March)
Speakers:
- Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
- Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
- Hanny Megally, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
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