Autonomous Administration of North and East: Law No. 54 on Children’s Rights

COUNTRY:

Syria

DOCUMENT TYPE:

YEAR ADOPTED:

2022

Description

This law was issued by the General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on June 30, 2022. The law aims to protect children’s rights, including by protecting children from the impacts of armed conflict.[1]

[1] For more information, see “Autonomous Administration Issues Law 54 on Children’s Rights,” PYD, July 5, 2022, https://pydrojava.org/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%8F%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-54-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D8%A8/; and “Syria: Over 50 Children Recruited in AANES Areas in 2023,” Syrians for Truth & Justice, January 2024, https://stj-sy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Syria-Over-50-Children-Recruited-in-AANES-Areas-in-2023-1.pdf.