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Source: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20031111-085138-9197r.htm
New Syrian Human Rights Group Formed
(UPI/Washington Times) - Syrian human rights activists announced Tuesday the formation of a new watchdog group, the "Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria." The group's lawyer, Mohammed Raadoun, said Syrian prisons are crammed with 1,000 political prisoners. "The new group will set up offices in the various Syrian provinces to monitor human rights violations and defend political prisoners," Raadoun said.