Syria’s new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights

Syria’s new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights

Syria’s new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s hands and fails to include enough protections for minorities, experts warn.The declaration, signed into law on Thursday, establishes a five-year transitional period and follows the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s repressive government by Islamist-led rebels after nearly 14 years of civil war…
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