On April 18, 2022, the UN published a joint letter written written on February 16, 2022, by several UN Special Rapporteurs and addressed to the Australian Government asking it to take action in relation to the rescue of 46 Australian citizens who were currently being held in different camps in North-Eastern Syria. The letter expressed deep concern for the citizens who are said to have been “held and […] deprived of their liberty without any judicial process.” The letter listed the names of the Australian citizens being held, including the names of the minor children who are being held alongside their parents. The letter states that “food, safe drinking water for consumption, and water and sanitation, access in terms of hygiene, health care and essential non-food items are provided by under-resourced humanitarian groups and organisations.” The letter stated that the UN Special Rapporteurs believed that “the allegations relating to the situation of these individuals, especially the children, are sufficien[tly] credible and corroborated to warrant serious attention.”