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SBC’s Investigations Team was informed by the International Olympic Committee that Omar Aroub, former member of the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) and suspected war criminal, does not have accreditation to attend the summer 2024 Paris Olympics. Aroub was originally scheduled to attend the Olympics as the Vice President of the Syria General Sports Federation and the Chairman of the Syrian…

SBC is proud to support a civil lawsuit (Mzaik v. Syria) filed by the Center for Justice and Accountability in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Syrian Arab Republic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Syrian-American man who was detained and tortured at the Assad regime’s Air Force Intelligence Branch at the Mezzeh Military Airport…

Syria Notes conducted an interview with the head of SBC’s Investigations Team, Dr Yasmine Nahlawi, regarding the team’s work in documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria and building case files against perpetrators. The resulting article, published on 10 September 2024, discussed the Team’s past achievements and future plans, and outlined the role that the new UK Government should have…

Dar Justice organised a two-day training workshop for a group of fifteen Syrian activists inside and outside of Syria on an introduction to international crimes as well as conducting witness interviews. Participants received an introduction into defining and categorising international crimes, the basics of conducting witness interviews. They also had an opportunity to conduct mock interviews and receive individualised feedback.