The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said that for years, the PYD militia has held more than 4000 people—including about 750 children—in extremely poor humanitarian conditions, and without trial or proper legal procedures.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Geneva-based independent rights group strongly condemned the continued international support to the PYD militia, which controls large areas of north-eastern Syria despite its involvement in grave human rights violations.
The Euro-Med Monitor said that the PYD continues to receive generous political, military, and financial support from many countries irrespective of the rights of people residing in the areas which the PYD controls, especially as the latter holds thousands of prisoners in inhumane conditions.
It added that thousands are currently detained in PYD prisons, but the harsh conditions present a particular danger to children, who face horrific violations that seriously threaten their physical and mental health.
Anas Jerjawi, Euro-Med Monitor’s Chief Operations Officer, said: “The countries supporting the PYD must realize that the money they provide directly contributes to the implementation of horrific human rights violations.”
The Monitor stressed that the countries supporting the PYD must stop their unconditional support for the armed militia, pressure them to immediately release the hundreds of children detained in their custody without trial or valid legal reasons, and improve the humanitarian situation in all detention centers to ensure the provision of the basic needs of detainees, especially medical care.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
