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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Seven years ago today, we landed in Sweden with the seven orphaned children rescued from northeastern Syria. Their parents had travelled to live under ISIS’ so-called caliphate, and these children had endured massive suffering through war, displacement, and loss.
11 mothers in Roj Camp #Syria have come together in a unique open letter, making a joint appeal to be released from arbitrary detention and for their governments to bring them and their children home.
@justsecurity.org @niaolainf.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
@justsecurity.org @niaolainf.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeastern Syria.
www.justsecurity.org
September 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
11 mothers in Roj Camp #Syria have come together in a unique open letter, making a joint appeal to be released from arbitrary detention and for their governments to bring them and their children home.
@justsecurity.org @niaolainf.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
@justsecurity.org @niaolainf.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
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There is no legal basis to hold the women and children in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria, writes @niaolainf.bsky.social.
"The remedy for arbitrary detention is release. The time to close Roj detention facility has long passed."
"The remedy for arbitrary detention is release. The time to close Roj detention facility has long passed."
September 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
There is no legal basis to hold the women and children in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria, writes @niaolainf.bsky.social.
"The remedy for arbitrary detention is release. The time to close Roj detention facility has long passed."
"The remedy for arbitrary detention is release. The time to close Roj detention facility has long passed."
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More than 2,400 children and mothers are still being held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria on suspicion (often weak) of Islamic State links.
"A new chance in life should be available to all these families," writes Beatrice Eriksson.
"A new chance in life should be available to all these families," writes Beatrice Eriksson.
September 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still being held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeast Syria on suspicion (often weak) of Islamic State links.
"A new chance in life should be available to all these families," writes Beatrice Eriksson.
"A new chance in life should be available to all these families," writes Beatrice Eriksson.
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11 mothers held in Roj Camp in Northeast Syria for as long as a decade issue a public plea:
"We reject violent extremist ideology and violence. We want our children to grow up in democratic societies, free from violence and destructive environments..."
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
"We reject violent extremist ideology and violence. We want our children to grow up in democratic societies, free from violence and destructive environments..."
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria
More than 2,400 children and mothers are still held in arbitrary detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeastern Syria.
www.justsecurity.org
September 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
11 mothers held in Roj Camp in Northeast Syria for as long as a decade issue a public plea:
"We reject violent extremist ideology and violence. We want our children to grow up in democratic societies, free from violence and destructive environments..."
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
"We reject violent extremist ideology and violence. We want our children to grow up in democratic societies, free from violence and destructive environments..."
www.justsecurity.org/156646/north...
New statement from the UN CoI on Syria:
The Commission calls the closure of Roj Camp “long-overdue” and urges states of nationality to support repatriation and rehabilitation without further delay.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
The Commission calls the closure of Roj Camp “long-overdue” and urges states of nationality to support repatriation and rehabilitation without further delay.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
Statement by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic accompanying its Oral Update to the 63rd Session of the Human Rights Council
Mr. President, Excellencies,
www.ohchr.org
September 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
New statement from the UN CoI on Syria:
The Commission calls the closure of Roj Camp “long-overdue” and urges states of nationality to support repatriation and rehabilitation without further delay.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
The Commission calls the closure of Roj Camp “long-overdue” and urges states of nationality to support repatriation and rehabilitation without further delay.
www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp
Women and children remain trapped in Syria’s Roj camp
aje.news
September 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear
Women detained in NE Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
@MiddleEastEye
www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-al...
Women detained in NE Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
@MiddleEastEye
www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-al...
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear
Women detained in northeast Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
www.middleeasteye.net
August 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear
Women detained in NE Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
@MiddleEastEye
www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-al...
Women detained in NE Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces
@MiddleEastEye
www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-al...
Arbitrarily detained women protesting in Roj camp, NE #Syria
”We are tired! Free us. The children want to live”
”We want freedom.
We have been waiting for 9 years.
For our children.
Hear our call for freedom”
”STOP violence against women and children”
”We are tired! Free us. The children want to live”
”We want freedom.
We have been waiting for 9 years.
For our children.
Hear our call for freedom”
”STOP violence against women and children”
July 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Arbitrarily detained women protesting in Roj camp, NE #Syria
”We are tired! Free us. The children want to live”
”We want freedom.
We have been waiting for 9 years.
For our children.
Hear our call for freedom”
”STOP violence against women and children”
”We are tired! Free us. The children want to live”
”We want freedom.
We have been waiting for 9 years.
For our children.
Hear our call for freedom”
”STOP violence against women and children”
The French state is being criticized for leaving two orphaned French children in indefinite detention in Roj despite their exceptional vulnerability and the availability of family members in France willing to receive them.
www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...
www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...
Syrie: dans le camp de Roj, deux orphelines abandonnées par l'État français
Alors que les tensions ne cessent de s'aggraver au Moyen-Orient, 110 enfants français sont toujours détenus dans le Nord-Est de la Syrie dans le camp de Roj depuis la chute de l'organisation État isla...
www.rfi.fr
July 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The French state is being criticized for leaving two orphaned French children in indefinite detention in Roj despite their exceptional vulnerability and the availability of family members in France willing to receive them.
www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...
www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20...
9 children with mothers repatriated from Syria to Azerbaijan!
”The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.”
azertag.az/en/xeber/for...
”The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.”
azertag.az/en/xeber/for...
azertag.az
July 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
9 children with mothers repatriated from Syria to Azerbaijan!
”The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.”
azertag.az/en/xeber/for...
”The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.”
azertag.az/en/xeber/for...
RTC Sweden interviewed in a new documentary by Sky News Arabia
Commenting on the collapse of Al Hol camp
And the potential for recovery when children with armed conflict and detention experience are given safety and the have their rights and needs met
youtu.be/jd5hKPHCtTY?...
Commenting on the collapse of Al Hol camp
And the potential for recovery when children with armed conflict and detention experience are given safety and the have their rights and needs met
youtu.be/jd5hKPHCtTY?...
الهول ما بعد داعش | #وثائقيات_سكاي
YouTube video by سكاي نيوز عربية
youtu.be
July 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
RTC Sweden interviewed in a new documentary by Sky News Arabia
Commenting on the collapse of Al Hol camp
And the potential for recovery when children with armed conflict and detention experience are given safety and the have their rights and needs met
youtu.be/jd5hKPHCtTY?...
Commenting on the collapse of Al Hol camp
And the potential for recovery when children with armed conflict and detention experience are given safety and the have their rights and needs met
youtu.be/jd5hKPHCtTY?...
Tunisian families released from arbitrary detention in NE Syria’s Camp Roj
hawarnews.com/en/2-tunisia...
hawarnews.com/en/2-tunisia...
2 Tunisian families linked to ISIS mercenaries leave Roj Camp
Two families of Tunisian nationals linked to ISIS mercenaries have left Roj Camp, which houses families of ISIS members, and returned to Tunisia.
hawarnews.com
July 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Tunisian families released from arbitrary detention in NE Syria’s Camp Roj
hawarnews.com/en/2-tunisia...
hawarnews.com/en/2-tunisia...
The last Australian family in Roj, a nine-year-old girl and her mother, has been given permission to return to Australia.
RTC appeals to all 53 states with citizens arbitrarily detained in NES to repatriate their nationals and their family members
apnews.com/article/isis...
RTC appeals to all 53 states with citizens arbitrarily detained in NES to repatriate their nationals and their family members
apnews.com/article/isis...
Australian woman and daughter to return from Syrian camp for IS families under strict conditions
The last Australian woman held in a Syrian camp for families of Islamic State group fighters has been given permission to return to Australia.
apnews.com
June 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The last Australian family in Roj, a nine-year-old girl and her mother, has been given permission to return to Australia.
RTC appeals to all 53 states with citizens arbitrarily detained in NES to repatriate their nationals and their family members
apnews.com/article/isis...
RTC appeals to all 53 states with citizens arbitrarily detained in NES to repatriate their nationals and their family members
apnews.com/article/isis...
RTC interviewed by @ReemAouir @MiddleEastEye on the child protection crisis in Roj camp:
”The solution is on the table. It just needs to be implemented."
www.middleeasteye.net/news/fear-pa...
”The solution is on the table. It just needs to be implemented."
www.middleeasteye.net/news/fear-pa...
'Fear, panic and exhaustion': Women in Syria's Roj camp report worsening abuse
Detainees in Kurdish-controlled camp housing families of suspected Islamic State fighters say they have been subjected to nightly raids and mistreatment
www.middleeasteye.net
June 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
RTC interviewed by @ReemAouir @MiddleEastEye on the child protection crisis in Roj camp:
”The solution is on the table. It just needs to be implemented."
www.middleeasteye.net/news/fear-pa...
”The solution is on the table. It just needs to be implemented."
www.middleeasteye.net/news/fear-pa...
Azerbaijan repatriates 16 children and their mothers from Syria, and announces that they
will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.
azertag.az/en/xeber/aze...
will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.
azertag.az/en/xeber/aze...
Azerbaijan repatriates 23 more citizens from Syria
azertag.az
June 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Azerbaijan repatriates 16 children and their mothers from Syria, and announces that they
will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.
azertag.az/en/xeber/aze...
will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe return of its citizens affected by armed conflicts in foreign countries.
azertag.az/en/xeber/aze...
The Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian state to “take the necessary measures” to enable a Belgian mother and her minor daughter, who are currently detained in Roj camp, to come home to Belgium
www.belganewsagency.eu/court-orders...
www.belganewsagency.eu/court-orders...
Court orders state to repatriate Belgian woman and her child detained in Syria
On Monday, the Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian state to “take the necessary measures” to enable a Belgian mother and her minor...
www.belganewsagency.eu
June 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the Belgian state to “take the necessary measures” to enable a Belgian mother and her minor daughter, who are currently detained in Roj camp, to come home to Belgium
www.belganewsagency.eu/court-orders...
www.belganewsagency.eu/court-orders...
June 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
New RTC report:
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp - And the Way Forward
Please find the report here:
repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse-of-al-hol-camp
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp - And the Way Forward
Please find the report here:
repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse-of-al-hol-camp
June 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
New RTC report:
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp - And the Way Forward
Please find the report here:
repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse-of-al-hol-camp
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp - And the Way Forward
Please find the report here:
repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse-of-al-hol-camp
DW interviewed RTC on our new report addressing the situation of children from 50 countries unlawfully detained or displaced in #Syria
Governments can help people to disengage from extremist environments rather than leaving them trapped within them
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Governments can help people to disengage from extremist environments rather than leaving them trapped within them
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May 30, 2026 at 9:40 AM
DW interviewed RTC on our new report addressing the situation of children from 50 countries unlawfully detained or displaced in #Syria
Governments can help people to disengage from extremist environments rather than leaving them trapped within them
www.facebook.com/share/v/18iL...
Governments can help people to disengage from extremist environments rather than leaving them trapped within them
www.facebook.com/share/v/18iL...
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Excellent rapport de @rtc-sweden.bsky.social sur la situation actuelle des familles, des enfants que leurs pays (dont la France) abandonnent à une détention sans fin dans les pires conditions dans le camp #Roj, Nord-Est de la Syrie.
#RapatriezLes
www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
#RapatriezLes
www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
The Collapse of Al Hol Camp | RTC Sweden
www.repatriatethechildren.org
May 30, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Excellent rapport de @rtc-sweden.bsky.social sur la situation actuelle des familles, des enfants que leurs pays (dont la France) abandonnent à une détention sans fin dans les pires conditions dans le camp #Roj, Nord-Est de la Syrie.
#RapatriezLes
www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...
#RapatriezLes
www.repatriatethechildren.org/the-collapse...