Fadel Abdul Ghany, executive director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), said the findings of the children’s deaths represents “a painful moment that reveals the scale of the systematic crime committed by the Assad regime against Syrian civilians, from which even children were not spared.”
The SNHR said that more than 3,700 children were forcibly disappeared by the Assad regime since 2011, though many suggest the number is much higher — more than 10,000.
“The case of Rania Al-Abbasi’s children constitutes a stark embodiment of this systematic criminal pattern that has afflicted thousands of Syrian families,” Abdul Ghany said in a post on X.
“Uncovering the fate of the missing is an indispensable cornerstone in any genuine path toward transitional justice in Syria.”
For Rania’s family, Al-Abbasi says he wants to locate the children’s remains so they can give them a proper burial, but he called on the authorities to continue to prosecute those responsible for committing atrocities under the previous regime, especially at the top.
