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UN expert decries “mass arbitrary detention” of children in Syria

A general view of al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria, on 2nd April, 2019.

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A United Nations expert voiced concern on Friday that tens of thousands of children were being detained arbitrarily in north-eastern Syria based on their alleged ties to Islamic State and in violation of international law. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a UN Special Rapporteur, said a day after returning from the region that she […]