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Repatriate the Children - Sweden

@rtc-sweden.bsky.social
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A children’s rights organization raising awareness of detained children in NE Syria. Promoting knowledge-based decision-making where humanitarian principles, rule of law, and global security align. RTC advocates, and supports reintegration efforts.

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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Responsibility over Roj Camp is shifting to the Syrian government, with which most countries of origin have diplomatic relations. This creates a new opportunity to end years of arbitrary detention and find durable, rights-based solutions for the families. aje.news/cllzry
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ISIL-linked detainees report night raids, extortion, violence at Roj camp
Over 2,300 women and children are still held in what UN experts and human rights groups describe as open-ended detention
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
11 mothers in Roj Camp #Syria have come together in a unique open letter, making a joint appeal to be released from arbitrary detention and for their governments to bring them and their children home. @justsecurity.org @niaolainf.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
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A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeastern Syria.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 14/09/2026
There is no legal basis to hold the women and children in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria, writes @niaolainf.bsky.social. "The remedy for arbitrary detention is release. The time to close Roj detention facility has long passed."
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 14/09/2026
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still being held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria on suspicion (often weak) of Islamic State links. "A new chance in life should be available to all these families," writes Beatrice Eriksson.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 14/09/2026
11 mothers held in Roj Camp in Northeast Syria for as long as a decade issue a public plea: "We reject violent extremist ideology and violence. We want our children to grow up in democratic societies, free from violence and destructive environments..." www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
justsecurity.org
A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeastern Syria.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New statement from the UN CoI on Syria: The Commission calls the closure of Roj Camp “long-overdue” and urges states of nationality to support repatriation and rehabilitation without further delay. www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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Statement by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic accompanying its Oral Update to the 63rd Session of the Human Rights Council
Mr. President, Excellencies,
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp aje.news/mqlqp5
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Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp
Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear Women detained in NE Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces @MiddleEastEye www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-al...
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'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear
Women detained in northeast Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Arbitrarily detained women protesting in Roj camp, NE #Syria ”We are tired! Free us. The children want to live” ”We want freedom. We have been waiting for 9 years. For our children. Hear our call for freedom” ”STOP violence against women and children”
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The French state is being criticized for leaving two orphaned French children in indefinite detention in Roj despite their exceptional vulnerability and the availability of family members in France willing to receive them. www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...
rfi.fr
Syrie: dans le camp de Roj, deux orphelines abandonnées par l'État français
Alors que les tensions ne cessent de s'aggraver au Moyen-Orient, 110 enfants français sont toujours détenus dans le Nord-Est de la Syrie dans le camp de Roj depuis la chute de l'organisation État isla...
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
9 children with mothers repatriated from Syria to Azerbaijan! ”The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.” azertag.az/en/xeber/for...
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
RTC Sweden interviewed in a new documentary by Sky News Arabia Commenting on the collapse of Al Hol camp And the potential for recovery when children with armed conflict and detention experience are given safety and the have their rights and needs met youtu.be/jd5hKPHCtTY?...
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الهول ما بعد داعش | #وثائقيات_سكاي
YouTube video by سكاي نيوز عربية
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Tunisian families released from arbitrary detention in NE Syria’s Camp Roj hawarnews.com/en/2-tunisia...
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2 Tunisian families linked to ISIS mercenaries leave Roj Camp
Two families of Tunisian nationals linked to ISIS mercenaries have left Roj Camp, which houses families of ISIS members, and returned to Tunisia.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The last Australian family in Roj, a nine-year-old girl and her mother, has been given permission to return to Australia. RTC appeals to all 53 states with citizens arbitrarily detained in NES to repatriate their nationals and their family members apnews.com/article/isis...
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Australian woman and daughter to return from Syrian camp for IS families under strict conditions
The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
RTC interviewed by @ReemAouir @MiddleEastEye on the child protection crisis in Roj camp: ”The solution is on the table. It just needs to be implemented." www.middleeasteye.net/news/fear-pa...
middleeasteye.net
'Fear, panic and exhaustion': Women in Syria's Roj camp report worsening abuse
Detainees in Kurdish-controlled camp housing families of suspected Islamic State fighters say they have been subjected to nightly raids and mistreatment
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Azerbaijan repatriates 16 children and their mothers from Syria, and announces that they will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries. azertag.az/en/xeber/aze...
azertag.az
Azerbaijan repatriates 23 more citizens from Syria
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian state to “take the necessary measures” to enable a Belgian mother and her minor daughter, who are currently detained in Roj camp, to come home to Belgium www.belganewsagency.eu/court-orders...
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Court orders state to repatriate Belgian woman and her child detained in Syria
On Monday, the Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian state to “take the necessary measures” to enable a Belgian mother and her minor...
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New RTC report: www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
New RTC report: The Collapse of Al Hol Camp - And the Way Forward Please find the report here: repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse-of-al-hol-camp
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
DW interviewed RTC on our new report addressing the situation of children from 50 countries unlawfully detained or displaced in #Syria Governments can help people to disengage from extremist environments rather than leaving them trapped within them www.facebook.com/share/v/18iL...
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Collectif des Familles Unies @famillesunies.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Excellent rapport de @rtc-sweden.bsky.social sur la situation actuelle des familles, des enfants que leurs pays (dont la France) abandonnent à une détention sans fin dans les pires conditions dans le camp #Roj, Nord-Est de la Syrie. #RapatriezLes www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
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The Collapse of Al Hol Camp | RTC Sweden
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
New RTC Report: The Collapse of Al Hol Camp – and the Way Forward. What is Next for Third-Country National Children and Women in Syria? New Possibilities for Resolution! Please find the full report here: repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
repatriatethechildren.org
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp | RTC Sweden
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The last Australian women and children held arbitrarily detained in Roj camp in north-east Syria left the site this week seeking to return home. There are no more Australian children and mothers in Roj. www.straitstimes.com/world/middle...
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Last Australians have left Syria camp holding suspected extremist relatives, says official
There are no more Australians remaining in Roj camp. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Seven years ago today, we landed in Sweden with the seven orphaned children rescued from northeastern Syria. Their parents had travelled to live under ISIS’ so-called caliphate, and these children had endured massive suffering through war, displacement, and loss.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Nine children and their mothers and grandmother repatriated from Roj camp, NE Syria, and on their way home to Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
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Australian 'ISIS brides' leave camp in Syria months after failed attempt
A group of Australian families with ties to former Islamic State fighters, who have been stranded in a Syrian refugee camp, have begun another attempt to travel home to Australia.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
RTC Sweden commenting in @theguardian.com today on the urgent need to bring home families trapped in dire situations and unlawful detention in #Syria www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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‘We waited 12 years’: escapees from Syria’s camps face an uncertain future
A young Albanian woman’s escape from al-Hawl offers rare hope – but as the camp empties many are left stranded, prompting urgent calls for repatriation
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Finland repatriates! Repatriations are possible, and the only durable solution and response to protect children from being exploited and recruited by terrorists and armed groups um.fi/current-affa...
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Finnish authorities repatriate minor from Iraq - Ministry for Foreign Affairs
The Finnish authorities repatriated a Finnish minor from Iraq to Finland on Friday 3 April.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
På måndag 9 mars kl 18.30 har Svenska FN-förbundet bjudit in RTC Sweden och UNCHR för att diskutera situationen för tusentals familjer från 50-talet länder som är kvarlämnade i Syrien efter det s.k. kalifatets fall
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
In this piece by The Observer, RTC Sweden urges governments to step up and protect children and mothers from harm - because they can, and it’s the right thing to do. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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The Syrian prison collapse that has scattered Isis famili...
An open-air camp in the desert held about 24,000 people, many with links to Islamic State, but now lies empty. Its fall is part of a broader reordering of power in Syria
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Tre svenska barn kvar i IS-lägret - de kan räddas om Sverige regering godkänner att de får komma hem, vilket de har en ovillkorlig rätt till enligt internationell lag. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/8p...
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Tre svenska barn kvar i IS-lägret
”Yosefs” tre små barnbarn är de enda svenskarna som finns kvar i fånglägret i Syrien. Sverige vägrar ta hem dem. – De riskerar att dö av svält och sjukdom, säge
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Beatrice Eriksson for RTC Sweden in @justsecurity.org on the end of al-Hol camp, but not the end of international responsibility www.justsecurity.org/132656/syria...
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Al-Hol’s Closure Doesn’t End International Responsibility
Responsible states can end the chaos and suffering in remaining camps by repatriating detainees and upholding their obligations.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 27/02/2026
Thousands of families detained in a notorious camp in northeast Syria have been suddenly scattered far and wide, compounding years of suffering, especially for the children. Beatrice Eriksson writes that their home countries must take responsibility to bring them home now:
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Al-Hol’s Closure Doesn’t End International Responsibility
Responsible states can end the chaos and suffering in remaining camps by repatriating detainees and upholding their obligations.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
“People should come to the camp and see how I feel. They’d realise how hard my life was and that they should appreciate their life in Australia,” Mohammed 14 y/o says. “I’m a normal person, but just in the wrong country. It’s not [my fault].” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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‘I just want to be free’: Australian children held in Syrian camp reveal their hopes and dreams
Exclusive: As debate rages over their return, children of Australian women with Islamic State links dream of ice-cream, Bluey and not living in a tent
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
In this latest Human Rights Watch communication, RTC Sweden address the complex consequences and the effects of family separation for children post war and detention. www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
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Northeast Syria: Camp Closures Leave Thousands Stranded
The wellbeing of about 8,500 people held in camps housing families of men suspected of ISIS affiliation in northeast Syria remains uncertain.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
RTC Sweden skriver idag på @Aftonbladet Debatt om de tre svenska barnen, 7, 8 och 10 år, som fortfarande hålls i fånglägret Roj i nordöstra Syrien. Nu är det helt avgörande att Sverige agerar. Beslutet fattas i Stockholm. Yasmin, Zein och Zahra väntar. www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/bOG...
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Barn i konsulär nöd får inte lämnas åt sitt öde
DEBATT. Världens mest ökända interneringsläger för barn, al-Hol, där familjemedlemmar till misstänkta IS-krigare hållits inlåsta i sju år, har nu upplösts. Seda
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
RTC Sweden in the @financialtimes.com “These women are exhausted and worried about their children. It is now more urgent than ever to have international collaboration to protect these children who are at more risk now than they have ever been.” www.ft.com/content/8c7b...
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How thousands of people linked to Isis went missing
Women and children flee Syrian facilities holding alleged members of extremist group after Kurdish forces lose control
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
RTC Sweden commenting on NRK about children’s vulnerability and protection needs following the uncontrolled dissolution of the al-Hol detention camp in Northeast Syria. www.nrk.no/norge/terror...
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Terrorsiktet trønder skal ha forsvunnet fra «IS-leir»
Kvinnen reiste fra Levanger for å knytte seg til terrorgruppa IS. Nå er leiren hun var fengslet i nærmest tom.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
RTC Sweden kommenterar i Dagens ETC hur anhöriga till fångar inte får någon information från myndigheterna om sina familjemedlemmar, och hur regeringen fortfarande har möjlighet att vända om och göra rätt. www.etc.se/utrikes/livs...
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Livstecken från svenska IS-fångar – ska ha flyttats till Irak
Efter den kurdiska reträtten i Syrien – 5 700 misstänkta IS-fångar har förts över gränsen.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
RTC Sweden commenting in @aljazeera.com on the protection needs for families previously detained in al-Hol camp, now not knowing whether they have been liberated or effectively kidnapped by armed groups. aje.news/dnepgo
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Exodus of ISIL-linked detainees from Syria camp sparks security concerns
The al-Hol camp population is reported to have dropped by thousands after SDF's chaotic handover to Syrian government.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
RTC Sweden uttalar oss i @Aftonbladet om att interneringslägret al-Hol i nordöstra #Syrien har upplösts och att tusentals barn nu är i risk för rekrytering och exploatering av våldsbejakande grupper. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/QJ...
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Larmet: Tusentals IS-anhöriga borta från läger
Över 6 000 utländska medborgare som suttit i syriska al-Hol-lägret är borta. Om de flytt eller kidnappats är oklart. – Det kom bilar och hämtade dem varje natt,
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
RTC Sweden commenting in the @guardian on the emptying of al-Hol camp in NE #Syria and the critical need to protect children who are highly vulnerable to coercion, exploitation, and recruitment into violent extremist groups. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
theguardian.com
NGOs sound alarm as foreign families flee camp holding suspected IS fighters
Annexe holding 6,000 women and children is now mostly empty, raising security and humanitarian concerns
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
”Despite years of holding women “in a prison within a prison,” the notorious Annex of Al Hol camp exists no more.” www.justsecurity.org/131218/legal...
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Can Iraq Legally Detain Prisoners Transferred from Syria?
Detainee transfers from Syria to Iraq test the limits of international law, raising grave questions about fair trial rights.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
RTC Sweden commenting in Middle East Eye on the highly concerning reports of escalating violence and degrading treatment of children and mothers in detention camps in Northeast #Syria. www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-i...
middleeasteye.net
Women and children face abuse in Syria’s al-Roj camp amid chaotic handover
Detainees and rights groups warn of escalating violence and uncertainty as authority over the camp shifts
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Whether #Syria can break from a legacy of arbitrary mass detention will depend not only on decisions made in Damascus but on whether foreign governments are finally prepared to take responsibility for their own citizens.
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Repatriate the Children - Sweden @rtc-sweden.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Syria can’t escape its legacy of arbitrary mass detention unless foreign governments take responsibility for their citizens in NES. Without that, the new Syria risks being built on the same unlawful foundations as in the Assad era
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