As authoritarian abuses are on the rise worldwide, help us push back

British mothers fear they and their kids will die in Syria’s camp Roj

Published: 29/01/2024

British mothers fear they and their kids will die in Syria's camp Roj

InThePress_TheGuardian

A Guardian exclusive reveals how British women and their children detained in North East Syria’s camp Roj are malnourished and do not have access to adequate healthcare to the point that they fear death if they are not brought home soon.

“I’m going to die here if they don’t get me out soon,” one of the women wrote in a message from the camp. “I really, really want to go back and be with you guys. I really need hospital care.”

The Guardian reports that the women’s testimony will renew pressure on the UK government to repatriate dozens of Britons, as the US and most European countries including France and Spain have.

Share this post

Stay informed

Get the latest updates on Reprieve’s work and how you can help

More Latest updates

images-2

Published: 15/09/26

2 minute(s)

REPRIEVE COMMENTS ON LEE ANDERSON'S CALLS FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson said he would back a referendum on the death penalty in the UK, in an article he wrote for the Sun, dismissing the massive fall in support for capital punishment in Britain over the last 50 years. Support for the death penalty in…

images-3

Published: 03/09/26

2 minute(s)

"I WANT MY SON'S BODY BACK" - SAUDI EXECUTIONS LEAVE FAMILIES UNABLE TO GRIEVE

The Spanish newspaper El País has reported on the agony faced by the families of people executed by Saudi Arabia due to the regime’s failure to return the bodies of those killed to their relatives. Along with being one of the worlds top-executing countries – there have been…

images

Published: 03/09/26

2 minute(s)

UK POLICE TRAINING FORCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS-ABUSING GOVERNMENTS - REPRIEVE AND DECLASSIFIED

A new investigation by Declassified has found that British police have run more than a dozen training sessions since 2023 for countries that the UK Government has flagged for their poor human rights record. Declassified’s FOI revealed that the UK’s College of Policing has run multiple training sessions…