Repatriate the Children - Sweden
@rtc-sweden.bsky.social
A children’s rights organization raising awareness of detained children in NE Syria. Promoting knowledge-based decision-making where humanitarian principles, rule of law, and global security align. RTC advocates, and supports reintegration efforts.
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RTC Sweden commenting in Middle East Eye on the highly concerning reports of escalating violence and degrading treatment of children and mothers in detention camps in Northeast #Syria.
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Women and children face abuse in Syria’s al-Roj camp amid chaotic handover
Detainees and rights groups warn of escalating violence and uncertainty as authority over the camp shifts
www.middleeasteye.net
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
RTC Sweden commenting in Middle East Eye on the highly concerning reports of escalating violence and degrading treatment of children and mothers in detention camps in Northeast #Syria.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-i...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-i...
Whether #Syria can break from a legacy of arbitrary mass detention will depend not only on decisions made in Damascus but on whether foreign governments are finally prepared to take responsibility for their own citizens.
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Whether #Syria can break from a legacy of arbitrary mass detention will depend not only on decisions made in Damascus but on whether foreign governments are finally prepared to take responsibility for their own citizens.
Syria can’t escape its legacy of arbitrary mass detention unless foreign governments take responsibility for their citizens in NES. Without that, the new Syria risks being built on the same unlawful foundations as in the Assad era
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Syria can’t escape its legacy of arbitrary mass detention unless foreign governments take responsibility for their citizens in NES. Without that, the new Syria risks being built on the same unlawful foundations as in the Assad era
Six years’ worth of experience following these families shows that repatriation and rehabilitation not only ensure children’s safety and restore their wellbeing, but also function as effective long-term prevention against their exploitation by extremists.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
Repatriating children from Syria’s IS camps is the right thing and the smart thing to do
Bringing children home from the al-Hol and al-Roj camps both upholds their rights and protects them and society from the threat of violent extremism.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Six years’ worth of experience following these families shows that repatriation and rehabilitation not only ensure children’s safety and restore their wellbeing, but also function as effective long-term prevention against their exploitation by extremists.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
“What is happening now is the foreseeable result of international inaction,” said Beatrice Eriksson, RTC Sweden. “The continued existence of these camps is not an unfortunate by-product of conflict, it is a political decision.”
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Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive
Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them.
apnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“What is happening now is the foreseeable result of international inaction,” said Beatrice Eriksson, RTC Sweden. “The continued existence of these camps is not an unfortunate by-product of conflict, it is a political decision.”
apnews.com/article/camp...
apnews.com/article/camp...
UNCoISyria call on Member States to repatriate all child nationals held in the northeast [..] with their mothers, in accordance with the best interests of the child.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN Syria Commission of Inquiry welcomes new ceasefire and calls for continuing efforts to protect civilians and prevent violations in northeast Syria
GENEVA – The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria welcomes today’s ceasefire agreement between the Government of Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and calls for continuing efforts to protect ...
www.ohchr.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 AM
UNCoISyria call on Member States to repatriate all child nationals held in the northeast [..] with their mothers, in accordance with the best interests of the child.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN SR:
“We also call on over 50 other countries to urgently repatriate, rehabilitate and reintegrate the thousands of foreign nationals in detention, while ensuring accountability in line with international law.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
“We also call on over 50 other countries to urgently repatriate, rehabilitate and reintegrate the thousands of foreign nationals in detention, while ensuring accountability in line with international law.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts urge restoration of peace, human rights and security in North-East Syria
GENEVA – UN experts* today called for a durable ceasefire, the protection of civilians and of Kurdish rights, and the safety and security of detainees and prisoners following recent Syrian military op...
www.ohchr.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
UN SR:
“We also call on over 50 other countries to urgently repatriate, rehabilitate and reintegrate the thousands of foreign nationals in detention, while ensuring accountability in line with international law.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
“We also call on over 50 other countries to urgently repatriate, rehabilitate and reintegrate the thousands of foreign nationals in detention, while ensuring accountability in line with international law.”
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@niaolainf.bsky.social & Anne Charbord calls for action to undo the grim legacy of detention:
”The major camps such as al Hawl, al Roj, and the prison systems connected to them represented an indefensible black legal hole.”
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”The major camps such as al Hawl, al Roj, and the prison systems connected to them represented an indefensible black legal hole.”
www.justsecurity.org/129727/north...
We Told You So: Now What for Northeast Syria?
Chaos in the camps and prisons in NE Syria was predictable. The new Syrian government must provide security and protection to the detainees.
www.justsecurity.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:54 PM
@niaolainf.bsky.social & Anne Charbord calls for action to undo the grim legacy of detention:
”The major camps such as al Hawl, al Roj, and the prison systems connected to them represented an indefensible black legal hole.”
www.justsecurity.org/129727/north...
”The major camps such as al Hawl, al Roj, and the prison systems connected to them represented an indefensible black legal hole.”
www.justsecurity.org/129727/north...
RTC Sweden commented in Aftonbladet on the transfer of alleged ISIS fighters from northeastern Syria to Iraq, and the consequences seen from the perspective of their relatives
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/d4...
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Brodern är fängslad i Syrien – kan ha flyttats till Irak
Svenska misstänkta IS-medlemmar har flyttats från Syrien till Irak. Där kan de dömas till dödsstraff. – Mardrömmen tar aldrig slut, säger en anhörig till Aftonb
www.aftonbladet.se
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
RTC Sweden commented in Aftonbladet on the transfer of alleged ISIS fighters from northeastern Syria to Iraq, and the consequences seen from the perspective of their relatives
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/d4...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/d4...
The European Court of Human Rights is pressing Britain over the responsibility the state has towards victims of trafficking
news.sky.com/story/europe...
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European court questions UK decision to revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship
The European Court of Human Rights is pressing Britain over the responsibility the state has towards victims of trafficking
news.sky.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The European Court of Human Rights is pressing Britain over the responsibility the state has towards victims of trafficking
news.sky.com/story/europe...
news.sky.com/story/europe...
Hamza was taken to IS as a child. Now, he remains indefinitely detained. A staff member at Orkesh said the biggest challenge comes once [the children] turn 18. “It doesn’t make sense to bring them to the camp or prison: the answer is to repatriate them.”
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
‘A black legal hole’: Europe criticised for leaving young citizens trapped in Syria
Western countries accused of washing their hands of their own citizens held in Syria
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Hamza was taken to IS as a child. Now, he remains indefinitely detained. A staff member at Orkesh said the biggest challenge comes once [the children] turn 18. “It doesn’t make sense to bring them to the camp or prison: the answer is to repatriate them.”
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
“If you find yourself in a position where you can do something, you must do it. Let’s act as if children’s rights apply to all children.”
- RTC Sweden at Essex Human Rights Centre
🎥 Watch the recording:
Conversations on Cinema, Justice & Rights
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- RTC Sweden at Essex Human Rights Centre
🎥 Watch the recording:
Conversations on Cinema, Justice & Rights
www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-...
Human Rights through art | University of Essex
Human Rights through art series - Conversations on Cinema, Justice and Rights
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December 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“If you find yourself in a position where you can do something, you must do it. Let’s act as if children’s rights apply to all children.”
- RTC Sweden at Essex Human Rights Centre
🎥 Watch the recording:
Conversations on Cinema, Justice & Rights
www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-...
- RTC Sweden at Essex Human Rights Centre
🎥 Watch the recording:
Conversations on Cinema, Justice & Rights
www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-...
“Repatriating vulnerable populations before they are radicalised is not just compassion – it is a decisive blow against Isis’s ability to regenerate”
Adm Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander
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Adm Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander
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Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Repatriating vulnerable populations before they are radicalised is not just compassion – it is a decisive blow against Isis’s ability to regenerate”
Adm Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adm Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
On Worlds Children’s Day, 20th of November:
Join us for a thought-provoking online session exploring the urgent challenges of repatriating and reintegrating children stranded in Northeastern Syria.
Registration: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
Join us for a thought-provoking online session exploring the urgent challenges of repatriating and reintegrating children stranded in Northeastern Syria.
Registration: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On Worlds Children’s Day, 20th of November:
Join us for a thought-provoking online session exploring the urgent challenges of repatriating and reintegrating children stranded in Northeastern Syria.
Registration: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
Join us for a thought-provoking online session exploring the urgent challenges of repatriating and reintegrating children stranded in Northeastern Syria.
Registration: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
On World Children’s Day, Nov 20th, RTC Sweden will be joining a University of Essex webinar on the rights and lived experiences of children born of war and violence, which builds on the documentary Children of the Enemy. Please register to participate:
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
Human rights through art: Conversations on Cinema, Justice and Rights | University of Essex
Human Rights Centre Film Screening
www.essex.ac.uk
October 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On World Children’s Day, Nov 20th, RTC Sweden will be joining a University of Essex webinar on the rights and lived experiences of children born of war and violence, which builds on the documentary Children of the Enemy. Please register to participate:
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...
“The United States will continue supporting the coalition and all nations committed to bringing their citizens home,” he said. “Together, we can ensure the defeat of terror endures as a legacy of peace and stability.”
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www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-...
www.centcom.mil
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“The United States will continue supporting the coalition and all nations committed to bringing their citizens home,” he said. “Together, we can ensure the defeat of terror endures as a legacy of peace and stability.”
www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-...
www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-...
”The AANES maintains that international cooperation is essential for addressing the humanitarian and security challenges posed by the camps and detention facilities, underscoring its commitment to justice and regional stability.”
npasyria.com/en/130324/
npasyria.com/en/130324/
AANES welcomes US CENTCOM initiative on repatriating ISIS families
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) on Sunday welcomed the recent announcement by the United
npasyria.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
”The AANES maintains that international cooperation is essential for addressing the humanitarian and security challenges posed by the camps and detention facilities, underscoring its commitment to justice and regional stability.”
npasyria.com/en/130324/
npasyria.com/en/130324/
CENTCOM Commander Cooper:
“Repatriating vulnerable populations [..] is a decisive blow against ISIS’s ability to regenerate. Today, I join you all in calling on every nation with detained or displaced personnel in Syria to return your citizens.”
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
“Repatriating vulnerable populations [..] is a decisive blow against ISIS’s ability to regenerate. Today, I join you all in calling on every nation with detained or displaced personnel in Syria to return your citizens.”
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
www.rudaw.net
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
CENTCOM Commander Cooper:
“Repatriating vulnerable populations [..] is a decisive blow against ISIS’s ability to regenerate. Today, I join you all in calling on every nation with detained or displaced personnel in Syria to return your citizens.”
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
“Repatriating vulnerable populations [..] is a decisive blow against ISIS’s ability to regenerate. Today, I join you all in calling on every nation with detained or displaced personnel in Syria to return your citizens.”
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
”Repatriating TCNs to COOs and returning Syrians to their areas of origin is the only durable, long-term solution to mitigating the threat of an ISIS resurgence and the humanitarian challenges that the camps
and SDF detention facilities pose.”
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and SDF detention facilities pose.”
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www.state.gov
September 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
”Repatriating TCNs to COOs and returning Syrians to their areas of origin is the only durable, long-term solution to mitigating the threat of an ISIS resurgence and the humanitarian challenges that the camps
and SDF detention facilities pose.”
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
and SDF detention facilities pose.”
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
France repatriates 10 children and their mothers
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
France repatriates three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons
Two of them have been taken into police custody, while the third faces possible indictment, anti-terror prosecutors said.
www.lemonde.fr
September 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
France repatriates 10 children and their mothers
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
France repatriates 10 children and their mothers
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
France repatriates three women and 10 children from Syrian prisons
Two of them have been taken into police custody, while the third faces possible indictment, anti-terror prosecutors said.
www.lemonde.fr
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
France repatriates 10 children and their mothers
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Lawyer Marie Dose, hailed the move. "For families who have waited more than six years for the return of their grandchildren, nephews and nieces, this is an immense and indescribable relief.”
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
NEW RTC REPORT
Supporting Returnee Families:
Guidance for States and Communities on Reception, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation
Key principles and Recommendations from RTC Sweden and RTC Denmark
www.repatriatethechildren.org/reception-of...
Supporting Returnee Families:
Guidance for States and Communities on Reception, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation
Key principles and Recommendations from RTC Sweden and RTC Denmark
www.repatriatethechildren.org/reception-of...
September 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NEW RTC REPORT
Supporting Returnee Families:
Guidance for States and Communities on Reception, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation
Key principles and Recommendations from RTC Sweden and RTC Denmark
www.repatriatethechildren.org/reception-of...
Supporting Returnee Families:
Guidance for States and Communities on Reception, Reintegration, and Rehabilitation
Key principles and Recommendations from RTC Sweden and RTC Denmark
www.repatriatethechildren.org/reception-of...
Baghdad is concerned about threats to its national security emanating from al-Hol and is hosting a conference with states with citizens in the camp to discuss mechanisms to empty and dismantle the facility.
Iraq has repatriated 18,000 citizens.
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
Iraq has repatriated 18,000 citizens.
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
www.rudaw.net
August 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Baghdad is concerned about threats to its national security emanating from al-Hol and is hosting a conference with states with citizens in the camp to discuss mechanisms to empty and dismantle the facility.
Iraq has repatriated 18,000 citizens.
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...
Iraq has repatriated 18,000 citizens.
www.rudaw.net/english/midd...