The Kurdish Lawyers Union announces the loss of contact with:

Name: Aziz Nazmi al-Din Khalil
Date and Place of Birth: al-Hawa / Afrin – 1 January 2007
Place of Origin: Village of Qîbar (Gundî Qîbar) – Afrin region
Marital Status: Single

Details of Disappearance:

Contact with Aziz Nazmi al-Din Khalil was lost on 12 December 2024 along the al-Tabqa road, under circumstances that remain unclear to date. Since the moment contact was lost, no confirmed information has been received regarding his fate or whereabouts. It remains unknown whether he has been detained, subjected to any form of violation, or went missing while traveling in that area.

As of the date of issuing this appeal, his fate remains completely unknown, and no official or unofficial entity has provided any clarification regarding his status or location.

The Kurdish Lawyers Union affirms that clarifying the fate of missing persons constitutes a legal obligation incumbent upon the relevant authorities, based on the rules of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which criminalize enforced disappearance and guarantee individuals’ right to legal protection, as well as the right of their families to know their fate.

Call for Assistance:

The Kurdish Lawyers Union urges anyone with reliable information about the missing person, or who may have seen him during the past period, to come forward and make urgent contact via:

WhatsApp: +46 725 556 665

The Union also welcomes cooperation with human rights and humanitarian organizations, as well as media outlets, in efforts to help uncover the fate of the missing individual.

Kurdish Lawyers Union
Monitoring, Documentation, and Archiving Committee
Bonn – Germany
18 April 2026