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flag Syrian activist Riyad Avlar, after surviving 20 years in secret detention, leads efforts to find Syria’s missing, now backed by the UN.

flag Riyad Avlar, a Syrian human rights advocate who survived over 20 years of arbitrary detention under the Assad regime, is now a leading voice for the families of the missing. flag After being arrested in 1996 and held incommunicado, he was released in 2017 and co-founded the Association of Detainees and the Missing of Sednaya Prison, which documents disappearances, provides trauma support, and combats misinformation. flag Appointed to the UN-backed Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria in 2023, Avlar champions survivor-led justice, emphasizing that truth and accountability are vital for healing. flag With over 180,000 people still missing since the conflict began, families like Wafa Mustafa’s continue demanding answers, urging the interim government to establish a national commission and ensure transparency, dignity, and justice for Syria’s enduring legacy of disappearance.

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