Transitional Justice Commission: Six Children Confirmed Dead, Probe Continues

The National Commission for Transitional Justice said the case of the six children of Dr. Abdul Rahman Yassin, the husband of Dr. Rania al-Abbasi, has become a painful emblem of enforced disappearance in Syria after the National Commission for Missing Persons announced corroborated findings indicating with a high degree of professional certainty that the children are dead. The commission described the case as reflecting the suffering of thousands of Syrian families still awaiting answers and stressed that determining the victims' fate, while essential, does not conclude the search for truth.

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The commission pledged to continue coordinating with relevant authorities to complete investigations into the full circumstances, identify those responsible regardless of affiliation, and pursue legal accountability to end impunity and preserve national memory. It emphasized that knowing whether victims lived or died must be followed by a full accounting of how, why and by whom violations were committed to secure justice for victims and prevent recurrence, as reported by SANA