Official Statement by Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization β Addressed to IHRC
Sweida, Syria | July 17, 2025
Editorial Note (IHRC News):
In response to alarming reports from the Sweida region in Syria, we publish below the full official text of the report submitted by Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization β Human Rights Office, addressed to the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC). The following document is presented as received, without editorial changes.
Human Rights Report Issued by Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization β Addressed to IHRC
Report Title:
Suspected Acts of Ethnic Cleansing in Sweida, Syria: An Urgent Call for International InvestigationSweida, Syria | July 17, 2025
Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization expresses deep concern over credible reports emerging from the Bedouin-populated areas of Sweida countryside, indicating grave human rights violations. These include the beheading of women and children, brutal killings, and the forced displacement of over 1,500 individuals, according to eyewitness accounts and local human rights organizations.
The nature and pattern of these acts suggest systematic retaliatory violence carried out by armed groups operating outside the law, deliberately targeting a specific community based on ethnic or social identity, in blatant violation of core principles of international humanitarian law.
The organization believes that these acts may constitute crimes of ethnic cleansing, falling under Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which defines the systematic persecution of a group based on identity as a crime against humanity.
Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization calls for:
- An urgent and transparent international investigation led by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
- Deployment of a fact-finding mission to document the violations and identify perpetrators.
- Immediate humanitarian support for displaced individuals and victims, with guarantees for their safety and protection.
- Accountability for perpetrators in accordance with international law.
- A reminder that silence in the face of such crimes amounts to complicity. An effective international response is urgently needed to protect civilians and prevent further atrocities.
Human dignity is a red line.
Taaluf Humanitaire International Organization β Human Rights Office
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