"UN Expert Condemns Separation of Boys from Mothers in Syrian Detention Camps"

A UN human rights advocate has raised concerns about the separation of boys, some as young as 11, from their mothers in detention camps in northeastern Syria. The boys, held in camps run by US-backed Kurdish-led forces, have been wrongly separated based on the belief that they pose a security risk. The advocate highlighted the dire conditions in the camps, including limited access to healthcare and water scarcity. She criticized the use of dehumanizing language against children and called the separation of boys a violation of human rights obligations. Many children and their families remain in the camps, with fears that a new generation of militants could emerge.