Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic

A/RES/80/224View PDF

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A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 71c Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives, published in 2025.

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34 documents · 2011–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/224	Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic	3,420	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/58/25	Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic	2,313	–
2024	A/RES/79/185	Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic	9,733	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/21	Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic	2,527	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/55/22	Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic	3,802	–

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4 entities

(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited
Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122
Programme 6	Legal affairs	8
Subprogramme 2	Coordination of humanitarian action and emergency response	3
Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79

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4 entities

(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
Subprogramme 1	Prevention, management and resolution of conflicts	122	—
Programme 6	Legal affairs	8	—
Subprogramme 2	Coordination of humanitarian action and emergency response	3	—
Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

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5 subjects

Accountability Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Syrian Arab Republic Transitional Justice

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18 operative paragraphs

Affirms support for the Syrian people in their pursuit of a peaceful, representative and comprehensive political process, in line with the spirit of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015) of 18 December 2015 and in line with the stated commitment of the Syrian Government to a comprehensive political transition;

Welcomes the recent parliamentary elections in Syria as a step forward in the country’s political process, while recognizing the need for continued efforts to enhance the participation, representation and leadership of women and girls from all of the religious and ethnic communities in Syria, in a free and dignified manner, as well as the need to draft a permanent constitution and hold general elections, and looks forward to the final results of the elections once they have occurred throughout Hasakah, Raqqah and Suwayda’;

Also welcomes the establishment by the Government of Syria of a National Commission on Transitional Justice and encourages the Commission to seek accountability for all victims of mass atrocity crimes, in accordance with international law, while cooperating with and receiving technical support from national and international bodies, including Syrian and international civil society, further welcomes the Constitutional Declaration signed in March 2025 affirming that the State shall respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including the prohibition of enforced disappearance and torture and fundamental freedoms, notes with support the provisions made on freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief and women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights, and in this regard calls for their implementation, and expresses its hope that the Constitutional Declaration will serve as a solid framework for a successful, orderly, comprehensive and representative transition and a peaceful future for Syria, ensuring human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Syrians, in line with obligations under international law, achieving justice and accountability and upholding good governance and the rule of law;

Encourages the Government of Syria to ensure a viable path towards credible accountability for all crimes, including any crimes committed since December 2024, that ensures access to justice to the victims, survivors and their families and contributes to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Syrians, and recognizes in this regard the fact that the Constitutional Declaration includes a provision to establish a National Commission on Transitional Justice, but also recognizes the multitude of challenges faced by the Syrian Government in its pursuit of accountability and transitional justice;

Calls upon the Government of Syria to ensure that allegations of attacks and crimes against the civilian population are investigated, and that perpetrators are held to account through transparent and appropriate judicial mechanisms that are consistent with international law, and acknowledges in this regard the commitment made at the highest levels of Syria on 9 March 2025 to hold accountable all those involved in violations and abuses during the events of March 2025;

Welcomes the actions of the Government of Syria to combat drug trafficking within the country’s borders and across the region, including enhanced law enforcement measures, significant seizures of narcotics such as Captagon, and increased cooperation and coordination with neighbouring countries to dismantle transnational trafficking and large-scale production networks, which the former Assad regime weaponized as a tool to destabilize the region, with severe consequences for security and public health across neighbouring States;

Supports the Government of Syria in its efforts to ensure the preservation of documentation, information and evidence related to crimes committed by all parties against civilians, including mass burial sites, and encourages the Government of Syria to develop a comprehensive and trusted system for maintaining such evidence in the long term, and encourages Syrian authorities to partner with the international community and relevant United Nations mechanisms, including the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011,in these efforts;

Welcomes the establishment by the Government of Syria of the National Commission on Missing Persons, as well as the Secretary-General’s appointment of an Assistant Secretary-General as the Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic, in this regard recalls Security Council resolution 2474 (2019) of 11 June 2019 and urges the Independent Institution on Missing Persons to undertake all efforts in implementation of its mandate to clarify the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons in Syria, calls upon the Government of Syria and the Independent Institution on Missing Persons and all relevant national and international actors to cooperate closely to provide adequate support to victims, survivors and the families of those missing, to ensure the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation and representation of victims, survivors and the families of missing persons in the Syrian Arab Republic in this endeavour and to coordinate support in this regard, and requests the Head of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons to provide an annual briefing on the implementation of its mandate, including cooperation and complementation with the Syrian National Commission on Missing Persons and other international actors;

Encourages the Government of Syria to expand its positive engagement with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, the Independent Institution on Missing Persons and the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and to cooperate fully with these mechanisms, including with regard to access, and with victim associations and groups, and in this regard calls upon these organizations and mechanisms to continue to coordinate their approach and activities to ensure effectiveness;

Welcomes the continued funding for the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism through the programme budget, and invites the Secretary-General to address the Mechanism’s significantly increased workload since 2020 in particular to meet the growing demands from competent jurisdictions and renewed prospects for justice after the end of the former Syrian regime, to facilitate access to justice for victims, survivors and witnesses while ensuring their safety and protection in cooperation with the Government of Syria, and to respond to the increased need to preserve existing information and evidence at risk of loss or destruction;

Encourages Member States to support efforts of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, the Independent Institution on Missing Persons and the Commission of Inquiry, as appropriate, to enable them to respond effectively to the new reality in Syria, enable capacity-building and technical assistance, and to complement national Syrian-led, Syrian-owned processes in line with their respective mandates, while reaffirming the role of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism and the Commission of Inquiry in supporting investigations and prosecutions in national and international courts and tribunals;

Reaffirms the importance of representative nationally owned security sector reform efforts as part of stabilization, reconstruction and the political transition in Syria, as well as their importance in addressing impunity for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, where applicable, while contributing to the rule of law;

Encourages the Syrian Government to continue to undertake security sector reform, informed by the needs and aspirations of the population, as part of broader efforts to protect, promote and uphold human rights, in accordance with international law;

Expresses its support for civil society, human rights defenders, victims, survivors and their families and for their continued role in Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, comprehensive and victim-centred transitional justice and accountability efforts, as well as the political transition process, and in this regard stresses the importance of protecting a pluralistic civic space and media freedom in the political and economic transition;

Expresses its gratitude to the United Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the many humanitarian non‑governmental organizations that have provided humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians during more than 14 years of hardship and suffering, recognizes the many humanitarian donors who supported these efforts over this time, also recognizes the need for further action to address the critical humanitarian situation in the country, and encourages continued cooperation between the Government of Syria and the United Nations as reconstruction is carried out within the country, and with humanitarian and development organizations as humanitarian recovery and reconstruction work is delivered across Syria;

Encourages continued cooperation between the Government of Syria and the United Nations to create the conditions on the ground to facilitate the return of refugees and internally displaced persons in a safe, voluntary, informed and dignified manner;

Emphasizes the importance of international support for a nationally led and owned political transition, including Syria’s five-year plan, which has been self-articulated by the national authorities to safeguard the rights of all citizens, draft a permanent constitution and hold general elections;

Encourages the United Nations, Member States and other relevant stakeholders to support a Syrian-owned and Syrian-led representative political process and provide support to the Government of Syria in national reconciliation efforts and in implementing representative governance in the country, including through support, as requested, to national efforts in institutional reform and in strengthening national capacities across governance, administrative, justice and accountability, security and law enforcement and development sectors, in a manner that respects the sovereignty of Syria and aligns with its national priorities, while expressing concern regarding foreign interference in the transitional process of Syria and urging all external actors to respect the Charter of the United Nations and international law, as well as the unity, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.

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