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Dear US and Russian Governments,

I am writing about the report from Amnesty International which documents mass deaths resulting from extrajudicial executions in Saydnaya Military Prison (“Saydnaya”) and extermination through torture and inhuman treatment in government-run detention facilities across Syria.

Since 2011, thousands of people have been extrajudicially executed in mass hangings, carried out at night and in the utmost secrecy. Many other detainees at Saydnaya have been killed after being repeatedly tortured and systematically deprived of food, water, medicine and medical care.

The murder, torture, enforced disappearances and extermination carried out at Saydnaya since 2011 have been perpetrated as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population, carried out in furtherance of state policy. This amounts to crimes against humanity.

I am calling on you to use your influence to urgently ensure that independent detention monitors are allowed to investigate conditions in all detention facilities run by the Syrian authorities.

I also urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that the Syrian authorities provide information on the fates, legal status and whereabouts of all individuals in their custody.

Yours sincerely

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