The Syrian state and allied militia have detained and abducted tens of thousands of people since 2011 in a campaign that is a crime against humanity, according to Amnesty.
The rights watchdog interviewed relatives of the disappeared who said they had been forced to pay bribes to middlemen with close ties to the authorities to gain information on the fate of their family members.
Amnesty said it had attempted to discuss the issue with the Syrian authorities and was awaiting a response. The Syrian government has regularly dismissed reports accusing the state of human rights abuses.
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