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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 met with the US Department of Justice, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Unit on 18 October 2024 to discuss potential support that SBC may be able to provide regarding the Sheikh case. Samir Sheikh, a former high-ranking Assad regime official, is currently being held in the United States on visa fraud charges. Syrian civil society organisations and supporters are…
Dar Justice is proud to serve as a signatory to a statement issued by over 50 Syrian civil society organizations following the conclusion of the conference on justice, truth, and equity which was held in Damascus on 24 and 25 January 2025. The statement included a series of recommendations which were directed to the new Syrian authorities as well as to Syrian…
On Dec 1, 2022, Dr Yasmine Nahlawi, the head of the Investigation Team at the Syrian British Consortium (SBC), visited the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) office in Geneva alongside the Center for Justice and Accountability. SBC previously submitted evidence pertaining to the August 2012 Daraya massacre to the IIIM. During this visit, we provided the IIIM with copies of the…
A coalition of 161 American, Syrian, and international humanitarian, civil society, advocacy, human rights, multifaith, professional, and community organisations came together in a unified call to action. In a joint letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, key U.S. government agencies, and Members of Congress, these organizations are urging immediate measures to ease and lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of…
On 14–15 September, Dar Justice, Crisis Action, SCM, and SLDP co-hosted a two-day roundtable in Damascus on Criminal Accountability within the broader Transitional Justice process in Syria. The roundtable built on seven months of dialogue and five online sessions with Syrian civil society, victims’ groups, legal experts, and international partners, which resulted in a first draft report capturing key discussions and recommendations….
Dar Justice signed onto a joint statement alongside nearly 60 Syrian civil society organisations calling on US President Trump to lift sanctions on Syria during his Middle East trip in the coming week. Read the Statement