This joint paper was produced through a collaboration between the Syrian Center for Policy Research (Research Center for Alternative Development – RCAD) and 11 human rights and civil society organizations. It adheres to the technical guidelines of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and is based on field documentation and multi-source verification to ensure the accuracy of the evidence. The paper was formally submitted to the OHCHR on July 15, 2026, to contribute to the 54th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group.
The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the human rights situation in Syria, with a particular focus on the challenges of the transitional phase and the continuity of the state’s legal obligations. It documents violations of civil and political rights—including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture—while also addressing judicial independence, restrictions on civic space and fundamental freedoms, and the trajectory of transitional justice. Furthermore, it examines issues related to Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights, the guarantees for the safe return of refugees, and environmental justice within the context of reconstruction. In parallel, the paper analyzes the severe deterioration of economic and social rights, specifically the widening scope of poverty, escalating food insecurity, and the impact of subsidy cuts withdrawals and inflation on citizens’ livelihoods and the labor market.
The report concludes with a set of evidence-based, actionable procedural and legislative recommendations aimed at ending impunity, ensuring fair institutional and legislative reform, and establishing a comprehensive social protection floor that safeguards the dignity and rights of all Syrians.

Categories: Human Empowerment, Publication, Research Reports

Tags: Human Rights, SCPR, Syria, UPR