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Syria
Tadamon Massacre
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
X
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Syrians
Source of the complaint
Article 40
Ongoing proceedings
non
Summary of facts
On April 16, 2013, a massacre of civilians was allegedly perpetrated in Tadamon, a neighborhood of Damascus, the Syrian capital. Soldiers affiliated with the Syrian armed forces, in particular Branch 227 of the Military Intelligence Division, allegedly killed more than 280 civilians, who were allegedly taken to one of the isolated neighborhoods of Damascus, where they were allegedly executed and thrown into a mass grave prepared in advance.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
<p class="p1">In August 2022: the Quai d’Orsay (French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) receives substantial documentation concerning possible crimes committed by the forces of the Syrian regime. The documents, consisting in particular of numerous photographs and videos, report atrocities committed by pro-regime forces during the Tadamon massacre in Damascus in 2013. Several dozen civilians were allegedly killed in these abuses. The material was collected thanks to the determined work of several human rights defenders. According to the Quai d’Orsay, “the alleged acts are likely to constitute the most serious international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity and war crimes”. The Quai d’Orsay forwarded the material to the PNAT pursuant to Article 40 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP).</p>
<p>France does not have jurisdiction over these acts.</p>
<p>France does not have jurisdiction over these acts.</p>
Complaint
non