Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND................................................................................................. 6 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 7 FIRST: THE IMPACT OF STATELESSNESS ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.................................................. 8 1. Right to Education .................................................................................................................. 8 2. Right to Health ....................................................................................................................... 8 3. Freedom of Movement ........................................................................................................... 9 4. Property Rights and Economic Security ................................................................................... 9 5. Registration of Marriages and Births ...................................................................................... 9 SECOND: ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 4 OF DECREE NO. 13 OF 2026 ................. 10 1) POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................................................................. 10 2) PRACTICAL AND PROCEDURAL CHALLENGES ...................................................................................... 11 a. Establishing Residence and Family Links ............................................................................... 11 b. Persons Residing Outside Syria ............................................................................................. 11 c. Transparency and Access to Information ............................................................................... 12 d. Variations in Implementation Across Registration Centres .................................................... 12 e. Classification of Some Kurdish Applicants as “Syrian Arabs” in Registration Forms ................ 13 f. Limited Timeframe and Insufficient Public Awareness............................................................ 13 g. Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities .......................................................................... 13 h. Risks of Financial Exploitation and Brokerage ....................................................................... 14 THIRD: LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT.......................................................................... 14 FOURTH: CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................................. 15 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 16 I. To the Syrian Government ..................................................................................................... 16 II. To the Ministry of Interior and Other Implementing Authorities ............................................ 17 III. To the National Transitional Justice Commission .................................................................. 17 IV. To the International Community and the United Nations...................................................... 18 V. To Civil Society and Victims Group ........................................................................................ 18 SYNERGY | contact@hevdesti.org | www.hevdesti.org Page 3 of 19