Syria: 1. Information on Palestinians in Syria; 2. Information on al-Fatah; 3. Human Rights abuses in Syria
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SYR3053 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Syria: 1. Information on Palestinians in Syria; 2. Information on al-Fatah; 3. Human Rights abuses in Syria, 1 November 1989, SYR3053, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1b3c.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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1. Please refer to previous responses on this subject, which are attached.
2. For information on al-Fatah, please refer to the attached response and other supporting documentation:
-Henry Degenhardt, ed., Revolutionary and Dissident Movements, (Essex: Longman, 1988);
-Map, The Globe and Mail, 11 October 1985.
-Amnesty International, Urgent Action, "Syria: Fear of Torture, Sami Hilmi Al-Shariff", (AI Index: MDE 24/11/88), 29 December 1988;
-"Syrie: libération", Libération, 15 Juin 1989;
-"Syria's hand behind the rout of Arafat's men", Manchester Guardian, 17 July 1988;
-John Bierman, "Legacy of a warrior", Maclean's, 2 May 1988;
-"Relations sour between Arafat and Assad", The New York Times, 1 June 1988;
-Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume XXXIV, December 1988, p. 36363;
-Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 35, January 1989, pp. 36436-36438;
-Itamar Rabinovich, "Syria and Lebanon in 1988", Current History, February 1989;
-"Arafat's men throw down arms as Palestinian rebels take camp", The Globe and Mail, 28 June 1988;
-Leslie Plommer, "Arafat `tunnels' back to Syria for talks", The Globe and Mail, 28 April 1988;
3. For general background information on human rights abuses in Syria, please refer to the following reports (which also mention the treatment of Palestinians and suspected supporters of al-Fatah):
-Amnesty International, Report 1989, New York: Amnesty International USA, 1989;
-Michael Simmons, "Syrian forces using torture as a matter of routine", Manchester Guardian, 8 November 1987;
-Amnesty International, Syria: Torture by the Security Forces, New York: Amnesty International Publications, October, 1987.
