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Jusqu'à présent, le Bureau a documenté le meurtre de 111 civils, mais le processus de vérification est en cours, et le nombre réel de personnes tuées est supposé être considérablement plus élevé, a déclaré le porte-parole Thameen Al-Kheetan lors du point de presse bihebdomadaire à Genève.
“De nombreux cas documentés étaient des exécutions sommaires. Elles semblent avoir été effectuées sur une base sectaire, dans les gouvernorats de Tartous, Lattaquié et Hama - apparemment par des individus armés non identifiés, des membres de groupes armés soutenant prétendument les forces de sécurité des autorités intérimaires, et par des éléments associés à l'ancien gouvernement,” a-t-il dit.
“Dans un certain nombre de cas extrêmement troublants, des familles entières - y compris des femmes, des enfants et des personnes hors de combat - ont été tuées, avec des villes et villages majoritairement alaouites ciblés en particulier,” a-t-il ajouté.
Selon de nombreux témoignages recueillis par le Bureau, les auteurs ont fait irruption dans des maisons, demandant aux résidents s'ils étaient alaouites ou sunnites avant de procéder soit à les tuer, soit à les épargner en conséquence.
“Certains survivants nous ont dit que de nombreux hommes ont été abattus devant leurs familles,” a déclaré Al-Kheetan.
Entre le 6 et le 7 mars, des individus armés apparemment affiliés aux forces de sécurité de l'ancien gouvernement ont également fait irruption dans plusieurs hôpitaux à Lattaquié, Tartous et Baniyas. Ils se sont affrontés avec les forces de sécurité des autorités intérimaires et des groupes armés affiliés. Cela aurait entraîné des dizaines de victimes civiles, y compris des patients, des médecins et des étudiants en médecine, et des dommages aux hôpitaux.
D'autres violations et abus enregistrés ces derniers jours incluent des pillages généralisés de maisons et de magasins, principalement par des individus non identifiés qui semblent avoir profité de la situation chaotique sur le terrain. De nombreux civils ont fui leurs maisons vers des zones rurales, tandis qu'un certain nombre auraient également cherché refuge dans une base aérienne contrôlée par les forces russes dans la région.
Les autorités intérimaires ont annoncé la fin des opérations de sécurité dans les zones côtières le 10 mars. Cependant, des affrontements intermittents continuent d'être signalés.
Le Bureau des droits de l'homme de l'ONU a documenté des récits et des images de violations et d'abus. Mais les tensions ont également été alimentées par une montée du discours de haine, en ligne et hors ligne, et une diffusion généralisée de désinformation, y compris des images sorties de leur contexte, ce qui a encore exacerbé la peur parmi la population, a déclaré le porte-parole.
“Nous sommes préoccupés par le fait que la montée significative du discours de haine et de la désinformation risque d'enflammer davantage les tensions et de nuire à la cohésion sociale dans la société syrienne,” a-t-il souligné.
Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, Volker Türk, appelle à la responsabilité pour tous ces crimes. Il se félicite de l'annonce par les autorités intérimaires d'un comité d'enquête indépendant et les appelle à s'assurer que les enquêtes menées soient rapides, approfondies, indépendantes et impartiales.
Toutes les personnes reconnues responsables de violations doivent être tenues pour responsables, quelle que soit leur affiliation, conformément aux normes et standards du droit international. Les victimes et leurs familles ont droit à la vérité, à la justice et à des réparations.
“Pour garantir que de telles violations et abus horribles ne se répètent pas, il est impératif que le processus de vérification et d'intégration des factions armées dans les structures militaires de la Syrie soit conforme aux obligations du pays en vertu du droit international des droits de l'homme et du droit humanitaire et aborde pleinement la responsabilité de tous ceux qui ont été impliqués dans des violations des droits de l'homme passées ou récentes en Syrie,” a déclaré Al-Kheetan.
Pour plus d'informations et demandes de presse, veuillez contacter :
Ravina Shamdasani: +41 22 917 9169 / ravina.shamdasani@un.org
Thameen Al-Kheetan: +41 22 917 4232 / thameen.alkheetan@un.org
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HISTOIRE : Orateur des droits de l'homme de l'ONU Thameen Al-Kheetan sur la Syrie : Échelle alarmante de la violence dans les zones côtières
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DATELINE : 11 mars 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
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Data indicates that glaciers shrank between 2023 and 2025 with cumulative losses of 1,400 gigatonnes of water – or about one third of annual fresh water needs.
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