Eighty eight bodies and organizations defending human rights and civil society in the Arab region have released a written statement calling for an end to Syria continuing violence.

In their appeal the organizations said to "look with deep concern, condemnation, and denunciation of the dangerous and frightening developments in Syria, in light of the continued bleeding, the escalation of the situation of destructive and dangerous attrition violence to the structure of the Syrian society and its components. The absence of political solutions, the difficulty of military decision in favor of one of the parties due to military, political, regional, and international balances and their role in conflict management and control, brought with them a state of serious concern for the fate of Syria’s geography and society, and horror of real destruction and shredding of the social fabric’s unity, with a possibility of taking the effects of this tragedy toward a devastating regional war".

The text continued by underlining that "The bloody conflict in Syria resulted in massive destruction of infrastructure and public and private property, the fragmentation of communities, the demolition of houses, shops, schools, hospitals and government buildings, the destruction of water, electricity and sanitation, thousands killed and wounded, and led to the displacement and escape to seek refuge of more than six million, including more than a million refugees fled to neighboring countries, in addition to the thousands of detainees and forcibly disappeared.

In spite of the local, regional and international entanglements and complications that control the Syrian crisis, we still believe that a political solution is the only way out of the violent impasse. We also consider the Geneva Declaration acceptable base for such a solution, through an international consensus allows a binding international resolution under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations. This decision includes an immediate cease-fire in the entire geography ofSyria, a development of mechanisms for monitoring and verification, an embargo on arms, and initiating a political process by calling for a national conference attended by all the representatives of political, youth, and women movements under regional and international auspices. This would lead to the development of a national charter for futureSyriaand the declaration of constitutional principles, agree on the transitional arrangements, and move towards a democratic system based on elections held in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections".

By ending their statement the associations "announce our full solidarity with the families of the victims, our hearty and warm condolences for the people hurt of the Syrian citizens of civilians, police, and army, and we wish all the injured a speedy recovery, and condemn all practices of violence, killings, assassinations, and forced disappearances, whatever their sources and their justification. We also call on all concerned regional and international parties to assume their responsibilities towards the people ofSyriaand the future of the region as a whole, and demand them to work seriously and quickly to reach a peaceful political solution to the Syrian crisis and stop the bloodshed and destruction". And called on all parties, governmental and non-governmental, to work on:

1. An immediate end to the cycle of violence, murder and bloodshed in the Syrian streets, whatever the sources of this violence, whatever its supporting forms and justifications.

2. Releasing all political prisoners, and all those arrested because of their participation in peaceful gatherings that swept various Syrian cities, unless they are charged with a recognizable criminal offense and brought promptly to trial where fair trial standards are available.

3. Quick action for the release of all abductees whoever is behind them.

4. Immediate disclosure about the fate of the missing, after the spread of enforced disappearance phenomenon, which led to the emergence of a very big file about the Syrians missing.

5. Forming a judicial commission of inquiry, independent, impartial, fair, and transparent with the participation of representatives from organizations defending human rights in Syria, disclose the people behind the violence, and those responsible for the casualties (killed and wounded), whether governmental or non-governmental, and bring them to justice and hold them accountable.

6. Working to achieve transitional justice by ensuring justice and fairness to all victims of the events in Syria, and uphold the principle of accountability and no impunity, since it means the base for sound methods to achieve national reconciliation, and for the unity, pluralism, and democracy of future Syria, which requires follow-up and prosecution of all perpetrators of violations, whether governmental or non-governmental, violations that may elevate to the level of crimes against humanity, and referring to the perpetrators to national and international courts.

7. Supporting plans and projects that aim to manage the transitional phase in Syria and allocating resources to support the projects of reconstruction and development and intensifying projects and training workshops designed to train Syrian political leaders on the process and practice of democracy and help them to incorporate the concepts and principles of transitional justice and national reconciliation in the political life in future Syria on the basis of national unity and non-discrimination between the Syrians for religious, sectarian, national origin, sex, color, or any other reason and thus ensure the rights of the society components and the abolition of all discriminatory policies and remove their effects and ensure their political participation evenly.

8. Supporting efforts to find a democratic and just solution for the Kurdish issue in Syria as it is a national democratic issue on the basis of constitutional recognition of the rights of the legitimate national of the Kurdish people, lifting the injustice off its shoulders and the abolishing all discriminatory policies and their results and compensating those affected them within the framework of the unity of Syria’s land and people, and this applies to all other components who suffered from discriminatory policies to varying degrees.

9. Meeting life, economic, and humanitarian needs of the affected cities and those of the displaced both inside and outside the country and provide all the necessary supplies.

10. The relevant organizations and bodies to defend the values of citizenship and human rights and Peaceful struggle, by using safe ways and devise proper ways that contribute to deploy and install the values of citizenship and tolerance between the Syrians of different affiliations and persuasions, to serve as true collateral for the maintenance of the unity of the Syrian society and to ensure a democratic future safe for all its citizens equally without any exception.