Rights Group: Syrian Kurds Guilty of Abuses in 3 Enclaves

A major human rights group is accusing authorities in three Kurdish enclaves in Syria of numerous abuses, including using children in the police force. Human Rights Watch says in a new report that the Democratic Union Party (PYD) is guilty of arbitrary arrests, denying prisoners their legal rights, and failing to investigate murders and disappearances. The report says a new constitution in the northern enclaves of Afrin, Ain al-Arab and Jazira does ban the death penalty and...

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