Human rights in Syria

The situation for human rights in Syria is considered very poor among international observers.^[1][2] A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011. This gave security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detentions.^[2]

1. ↑ World Report 2010 Human Rights Watch World Report 2010 Archived 22 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine, pg. 555.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Amnesty International Report 2009, Syria". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2017.