Human Rights Report | Grave Violations Against Kurdish Civilians and the Desecration of a Kurdish Victim’s Body in Aleppo
📍 Location: Aleppo – Al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods
📅 Date: January 8–9, 2026
First: Desecration of a Kurdish Victim’s Body
This report documents a serious incident in which members of the “60th Division,” affiliated with the Ministry of Defense of the de facto authorities in Damascus, committed a grave violation against the body of a Kurdish victim following his killing.
According to verified video evidence, the perpetrators dragged and mutilated the body, pulling it down the stairs of a residential building in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, in a shocking display that constitutes a severe violation of human dignity.
📹 Visual Documentation:
The footage shows the same individuals recording and boasting about the crime, reinforcing the credibility of the incident and confirming its deliberate and public nature.
🗣️ Accompanying Hate Speech:
The act was accompanied by degrading and dehumanizing language, including:
- “He was trampled like a pig”
- “Allahu Akbar… they are dead (derogatory expression)”
Second: Arbitrary Detention of Kurdish Civilians
In a separate documented incident on January 9, 2026, members of the same affiliated groups carried out arbitrary arrests and detention of Kurdish civilians in the Al-Ashrafiya neighborhood of Aleppo.
📹 Details from Visual Documentation:
The footage shows several civilians being forced to kneel on the ground before being tied up and detained under humiliating conditions, in clear violation of fundamental civilian rights, including the right to liberty, dignity, and protection from degrading treatment.
🗣️ Accompanying Hate Speech:
The detainees were subjected to racist and degrading verbal abuse, including:
- “Pigs”
- “Straps” (used as an insult)
Legal Classification
These acts constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to:
- War crimes, particularly the desecration and mutilation of bodies, which is explicitly prohibited under the Geneva Conventions.
- Violations of human dignity, including cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.
- Arbitrary detention, in the absence of any legal basis.
- Incitement to hatred and violence, through the use of racist and dehumanizing language.
Conclusion
These incidents reflect a deeply concerning pattern of systematic violations targeting Kurdish civilians, marked by retaliatory and discriminatory conduct. Such actions pose serious risks to social cohesion and stability and call for urgent international attention.
Recommendations
- Initiate an independent and transparent international investigation into these violations.
- Hold those responsible accountable under international law.
- Pressure for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained individuals
