The government of Syria, the Socialist Baath Party claims falsely that there is no discrimination against the Kurdistan people who live and work mainly in the Northeastern areas of Syria: a huge country almost 1/5 the size of the eastern United States.

Former Prisoners of all categories are subject to a rights ban which begins the day of sentencing and lasts 10 years after the sentence is finished.

The rights ban normally keeps people from voting, running for office or working in the public sector 10 years after release from jails that are full of people opposed to one man rule. People are often denied passports.

Bashar al Asad son of Hafiz al asad who was dictator for 30 years is now President.