No Room to Breathe
State Repression of Human Rights Activism in Syria
I.
Summary
II.
Recommendations
To
the Syrian Government
To
the European Union and its Member States
To
the International Community
To
the United Nations
III.
Background: The Emergence of a Human Rights Community in Syria
IV.
Syria's Legal Framework
The
Emergency Law...
The
Law on Associations
Registration..
Control
of operations
Relations
with outside world and funding..
Stalled
attempts to reform the law...
Other
Restrictive Laws
V.
Realities of Human Rights Groups in Syria
Denial
of Legal Status
Involvement
of security authorities in registration..
Denial
of application without justification..
Impact
of lack of legal status
Prohibition
of Meetings
Arrests
and Trials
Travel
Bans
Other
Forms of Harassment
VI.
Syria's International Legal Obligations
VII.
Response of the International Community
VIII.
Acknowledgements
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