Reports of their treatment are appalling. Severe beatings and torture. imprisonment without trial. and incarceration for extensive periods of time incommunicado. The Syrian Government has repeatedly resisted United States pleas to grant this community basic freedoms. especially the freedom to immigrate. We must send a strong signal to Assad and let him know that human rights practices and the willingness to respect international standards of human rights are an appropriate measure of Syrias willingness to abide by international commitments overall. If we are to have confidence in the peace process. we must have confidence in the commitments of those being asked to make peace.
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