human rights organization reveals horrific crimes in Afrin; criticizes international silence about it

There was no crime committed by Turkey and its mercenaries in Afrin since March 18, 2018, when Turkey occupied the Afrin canton.

Turkish occupation's brutal practices like, Killing, kidnapping, exodus, rape, forced marriage, torture and assault are still ongoing. Recently, Turkey and its mercenaries have stepped up their crimes and focused on women, and documented the Human Rights Organization in Afrin - Syria 1,564 women have been subjected to various forms of physical and psychological violence since the history of the Turkish occupation.

 Heyan talked about the Turkish crimes saying" the armed factions that dominated on Afrin city with supporting Turkey in committing horrible crimes and violations against Afrin city's residents in particular women, recently, what has been circulated and documented by Human Rights Organization in Afrin-Syria such as, rape, kidnapping, killing, what has recently happened of the announcement of the killing minor youth, Malak Nabih, aged 17, who was kidnapped by armed factions when her father announced her engagement to a relative, and until now her fate remained unknown, and her death was announced on 7 of This month in a brutal way. "

Forced marriage of minors

In addition to kidnapping and killing women in Afrin, the mercenaries of the Turkish occupation marry the minors, and put pressure on their families if they do not submit to their orders. In this context, Heyan Ali mentioned, “The phenomenon of marrying minors is currently prevalent in Afrin due to the fear of the parents that their daughters will be kidnapped, extorted and harassed from the elements of the armed factions controlling the city of Afrin, and we as a human rights organization, we have documented sexual and moral violence against women and the use of degrading methods and heinous to their honor like; insulting, beating and torturing and marrying them when they were young. "

An international silence encourages Turkey to continue its crimes

Heyan Ali criticized the international silence on Turkish crimes, and demanded that the international community "have an effective role on the ground and not be satisfied with reports."

She added: "As a human rights organization, we are delivering these crimes that we document to the relevant and international bodies and fact-finding agencies, so the response is sufficient to mention the reports and they are ink on paper, without any serious decisions and reactions on the ground, which leads to the persistence of these factions and the Turkish state in committing these violations without ceasing alone. "

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ANHA