Nicola Cutcher is a freelance journalist and coproduced the documentary Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/nicola-cutcher/rss en Human Rights Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:46:31 +0000 Nicola Cutcher https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/18/analysis-the-political-impasse-over-syrias-disappeared https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/10/18/analysis-the-political-impasse-over-syrias-disappeared Tens of thousands of people remain in detention or have ‘disappeared’ in Syria, devastating countless families. Nevertheless, advocates say the issue has largely been avoided in peace talks and negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the Syrian conflict.