Condemnation and denunciation For the kidnapping of Bishop Polis Al Yazigi and Bishop John Abraham and killing the driver and demanding their immediate release

_{The organizations, bodies, and centers for the defense of human rights in Syria and the Arab world received, with deep concern and indignation and condemnation, the news of the unidentified gunmen abducting both national religious figures, near the city of Aleppo, on 22/04/2013,:}

_{• Metropolitan of Aleppo, Iskenderun and surroundings for Rome Orthodox Bishop Polis Yazigi.}

_{• Metropolitan of Aleppo for Syriac Orthodox Bishop John Abraham,}

_{They were taken to an unknown destination, after killing the driver Fateh Allah Roubin Kapoud and are still unaccounted for, until now.}

_{We in the organizations, bodies, and centers for the defense of human rights in Syria and the Arab world, condemn and deplore very strongly, the abduction of:}

_{• Bishop Polis Al Yazigi}

_{• Bishop John Abraham}

 _{Regardless of whoever is behind this sinful attempt, we express our deep concern and fear on their lives, because the abduction is a real threat to their safety and their lives.}

_{We call upon all who can work on the detection of their fate, maintain their safety, or try to release them, whoever has abducted them, as the abduction constitutes a flagrant violation of all local, regional and international human rights protection laws, conventions, and treaties.}

_{Signatory centers, organizations, and bodies:} 

_{The name of human rights organizations signed}

1. _{Committees for the Defense of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria}
2. _{The Arab Commission for Human Rights – Paris}
3. _{Network Iraqi human rights organizations (including 53 human rights organizations) / Iraq}
4. _{Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center / Palestine}
5. _{Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights / Algeria}
6. _{Yemen Organization for Defending Rights and Democratic Freedoms / Yemen}
7. _{Al-Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture/ Lebanon}
8. _{Amman Center for Human Rights Studies [ACHRS] / Jordan}
9. _{Aman Network for Rehabilitation and Defending Human Rights/ Lebanon}
10. _{Electronic Press Association / Jordan}
11. _{Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights / Algeria}
12. _{Mauritanian Association for the Promotion Rights / Mauritania}
13. _{Human Rights and Democracy Media Centers SHAMS/ Palestine}
14. _{Iraqi Alliance Against the Death Penalty/ Iraq}
15. _{AL-Rafidain Center for Ensuring Human Rights / Iraq}
16. _{Bahrain Transparency Society / Bahrain}
17. _{Yemeni Women’s Union / Apain}
18. _{Aljthour Society for Citizens‘ Rights/ Jordan}
19. _{Hammurabi Organization for Monitoring Human Rights and Democracy / Iraq}
20. _{Kurdish Committee for Human Rights in Syria (observer) / Syria}
21. _{National Organization for Human Rights in Syria}
22. _{Human Rights Organization in Syria – MAF / Syria}
23. _{The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria}
24. _{Kurdish Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria ) DAD(}
25. _{Syrian League for the Defense of Human Rights / Syria}
26. _{Amman Forum Society for Human Rights / Jordan}
27. _{The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Jordan}
28. _{Syrian platform for NGOs (SPNGO ) / Syria}
29. _{Syrian Kurdish Centre for Documentation / Syria}
30. _{Syrian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (SCODP) / Syria}
31. _{National Coordination for the Defense of missing in Syria}
32. _{Syrian Jurists League for transitional justice and the rule of law/ Syria}
33. _{Syrian League for Freedom and fairness / Syria}
34. _{Ibella Center for Transitional Justice and democracy / Syria}
35. _{Syrian Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture / Syria}
36. _{Syrian National Center for Democracy and Human Development / Syria}
37. _{National Center for the Study of Tolerance and Anti–Violence in Syria}
38. _{Defend for prisoners of conscience in Syria – Rwankh}
39. _{Syrian Center for Human Rights / Syria}
40. _{The Palestinian Society for Human Rights (Monitor) / Lebanon}
41. _{Bahraini Observatory for Human Rights / Bahrain}
42. _{Human Rights Monitoring Center/Bahrain}
43. _{Arab–European Center for Human Rights and International Law/ Norway}
44. _{Arab Coalition Against the DP.}
45. _{Bahrain Society for Human Rights}
46. _{Al-Lualuaa Society for Human Rights/Bahrain}
47. _{Arab Society for Academics Freedom}
48. _{Arab Network for Human Rights Trainers}
49. _{Arab Women Organization/Jordan}
50. _{Jordan Coalition Against the DP.}
51. _{El- Nadim Center for the Management and Rehabilitation of victims of violence / Egypt}
52. _{Jordan Network for Human Rights Trainers}
53. _{Human Forum for women’s Rights/Jordan}
54. _{Mauritanian Club for intellectuals for Democracy and Development}
55. _{Syrian Center for Civil society and Human Rights Studies.}
    

_{Damascus: 29 \ 4 \ 2013}