Sameh al-Sayyed, from Tal Hmais city in the northeastern suburbs of Hasaka governorate, was arrested on December 3, 2022, by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who raided his house in Tal Hmais city. He was taken to an undisclosed location.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights notes that Sameh’s phone was confiscated and he was not allowed to contact his family. We have concerns that he may be subjected to torture in detention and may go on to become yet another case of enforced disappearance, with 85% of all those detained falling into this category.
We call for the provision of both material and moral reparations for the victims and their families, and call on all parties to put an end to all arbitrary detentions whose only purpose is to spread mass fear and extort people. We also call for revealing the fate of the thousands of persons forcibly disappeared by the SDF.
