The Action Group – Syria
An official document issued by the Military Police Investigation Department in Damascus, dated April 11, 2017, revealed the deaths of two Palestinian refugees, Muhammad Haris Ramidh and his son Haris Mohsen Ramidh, while in detention. Both men were residents of the Husseiniya camp in the Damascus countryside.
The document, addressed from the Military Police Command to the General Secretariat of the Civil Registry, lists the names of several deceased persons, including a father and his son, Palestinian refugees. The documents were requested for civil registration procedures.
These documents provide further evidence of the extent of the violations to which detainees and forcibly disappeared persons have been subjected. It is imperative that independent investigations be launched to uncover the circumstances of their deaths and to guarantee the rights of the victims’ families to truth, justice, and redress.
The emergence of these documents refocuses attention on the plight of detainees and forcibly disappeared persons in Syria, including hundreds of Palestinian refugees whose families continue to demand that their fates be revealed and those responsible for the violations be held accountable.