I had never heard of this before but it almost like extortion.\
05 November 2015
Amnesty report: Syrian government "profits from disappearances"
Daily life in rebel-held city of Douma - © Mohammed Badra, EPA
Civilian death toll rises following rocket attacks in Aleppo - © Syrian Arab News Agency / Handou, EPA
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London (dpa) - The Syrian government is "profiting from widespread and systematic enforced disappearances" by financially exploiting relatives desperate for information about tens of thousands of missing people, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
The Syrian conflict, which started in 2011 with peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, has spiralled into a multisided civil war.
"The government's enforced disappearances are part of a coldly calculated, widespread attack against the civilian population," said Philip Luther, director of rights group Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa programme.
"These are crimes against humanity, part of a carefully orchestrated campaign designed to spread terror and quash the slightest sign of dissent across the country," Luther said.
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Amnesty report: Syrian government "profits from disappearances"
05 November 2015
Amnesty report: Syrian government "profits from disappearances"
Daily life in rebel-held city of Douma - © Mohammed Badra, EPA
Civilian death toll rises following rocket attacks in Aleppo - © Syrian Arab News Agency / Handou, EPA
[All images]
London (dpa) - The Syrian government is "profiting from widespread and systematic enforced disappearances" by financially exploiting relatives desperate for information about tens of thousands of missing people, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
The Syrian conflict, which started in 2011 with peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, has spiralled into a multisided civil war.
"The government's enforced disappearances are part of a coldly calculated, widespread attack against the civilian population," said Philip Luther, director of rights group Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa programme.
"These are crimes against humanity, part of a carefully orchestrated campaign designed to spread terror and quash the slightest sign of dissent across the country," Luther said.
Continue reading at:
Amnesty report: Syrian government "profits from disappearances"
