HASAKAH, Syria — Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently welcomed an initiative launched by the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), a civil committee of Kurds, Arabs and Assyrians in the semi-autonomous region of northern Syria, to determine the fate of individuals kidnapped and detained in Syria.
“Families who have long waited for answers to what happened to their missing loved ones will be buoyed by this announcement,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at HRW, on April 21. “Local authorities and the US-led coalition should do everything in their power to ensure that the working group has the support it needs to get these answers.”