Annex 2: Terms of Reference

The research should focus on the period between November 2024 – February 2025. Limited relevant information covering March 2025 to be added where available.
 

Political and human rights developments

  • Overview of current conflicts
  • Political developments
  • Governance under the Transitional Administration
  • Treatment of certain profiles and groups of the population
    o    Persons affiliated with the government of Bashar Al-Assad
    o    Alawites
    o    Kurds
    o    Other ethno-religious minorities 
    o    Women
    o    Children
    o    LGBTIQ persons
     

Armed actors

  • Brief description and capacity
  • Presence and areas of control/influence of the different actors
  • Conduct during the reference period (tactics, weapons used, potential involvement in human rights violations)

International involvement

 

Recent security trends

  • Security trends by area of control
  • Impact of the security situation on civilian population:
    o    Security incidents
    o    Type of weapons and tactics used
    o    Civilian casualties
    o    Conflict related infrastructure damage and explosive remnants of war
    o    Conflict-induced displacement and return
    o    Returns from abroad