It states that “the Syrian Republic is an independent democratic sovereign state, based on the principles of people and supremacy of law and equality and social unity and respect of the rights and the liberties of all citizens without any differentiation.” It stresses that all “faiths and religious groups” are “respected,” as long as they do not violate public order.

The draft further covers the rights of minorities in the country. It says, for instance, that “state bodies and organizations of the Kurdish cultural autonomy are using Kurdish and Arabic languages equally.”

It also notes that the status of the Kurdish autonomy “is defined by law.”