Alive in Graves – The Horror of Assad’s Torture Prisons

Amnesty International UK

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The murder, torture, enforced disappearances and extermination carried out in Assad’s prisons, including the notorious <A HREF="https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/syria-13000-secretly-hanged-saydnaya-military-prison-shocking-new-report" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Saydnaya</A>, have been perpetrated by the Syrian authorities as part of a systematic attack against the civilian population. These violations amount to crimes against humanity and demand urgency from the international community – unfortunately the plight of detainees has still not been prioritised in any peace talks, whether UN led or in other forums.
Detainees continue to be held in inhuman conditions, tortured, starved, and murdered. With the political process still failing to prioritise detainees and accountability, what can civil society do to ensure there is justice for Syrians?
At this special event, we’ll hear from survivors of Assad’s prisons, families of the disappeared and those collecting the evidence to one day hold the torturers to account.
The event will start with a 17-minute documentary called Alive in Graves, which was produced by <A HREF="http://syriauntold.com/event/save-rest-campaigning-inside-assads-stronghold/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Save the Rest</A> and features harrowing accounts of the experiences of survivors from Assad prisons. Save The Rest is a team of Syrian activists and former detainees established in 2015 who campaign for detainee rights in Syria.
 
Speakers
Sema Nassar - Co-founder of Urnammu for Justice and Human Rights Toby Cadman - Co-founder and Head of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers Amena Kholane - Families for Freedom Anwar al-Bunni - Syrian Centre for Legal Research &amp; Studies
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