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Consultant Investigator for the Syrian British Council – Daraya Investigative Project
Consultant Investigator for the Syrian British Council – Daraya Investigative Project
SBC’s investigations team is pleased to announce that evidence collected from its investigation into crimes committed by members of the National Union of Syrian Students at Damascus University (and, briefly, at Aleppo University and other universities) has been transferred to the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM). The evidence consists of 27 witness testimonies, open-source research, external expert report, legal analysis, and…
Sema Nassar, investigator with SBC’s Investigations Team, spoke at two side events during the BRUSSELS VIII CONFERENCE – DAY OF DIALOGUE. In her presentations, Nassar addressed the profound challenges to human rights in Syria, emphasising the urgent need for close and ongoing collaboration between the international community and the Independent Institution for Missing Persons (IIMP) to provide the necessary diplomatic support that…
Justice Seen Award Syrian British Consortium – The investigations team Concept The Justice Seen Award promotes and recognises effective communication on justice and accountability issues, particularly related to human rights in Syria, in the belief that visibility is key to bringing accountability, and key to effective judicial responses. The first Justice Seen Award will be given for a student-made social media video…
Dar Justice signed a public letter drafted by the Syrian Justice and Accountability Center to request that the trial of Ammar A. in Germany to be audio recorded for academic and historical purposes. This case is a prime opportunity to invoke newly amended provisions in the German procedural code to record trials of historical importance. Read the letter below Support Letter to…
Dar Justice signed onto a joint statement alongside over 60 Syrian civil society organisations urging the EU to lift sanctions on Syria. This statement was published the same day in which US President Trump announces that he would be giving orders to lift all US sanctions against Syria. Read the Statement – English Read the Statement – Arabic
Members of SBC’s Investigations Team attended the “Syrian Civil Society Chemical Weapons Conference” on 23 November in The Hague, which discussed the prospect of establishing a comprehensive justice mechanism for victims of chemical attacks in Syria. Conference attendees welcomed the arrest warrant issued by France on 16 November against Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher Assad, and two other Syrian regime…