Dar Justice News

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, represented by Sema Nassar from its investigations team, took part in the 12th Lausanne Platform Meeting with the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM), held on 26–27 June 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting was organized by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The gathering came at a pivotal moment following the…

Dar Justice, represented by Sema Nassar from its investigations team, participated in the Rome Forum on Transitional Justice for Syrian Women Leaders, held on 30 June – 1 July 2025 in Rome, Italy, co-organized by the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and My Justice Center. The closed dialogue brought together a select group of Syrian women leaders active in the fields of…

Dar Justice, represented by Sema Nassar, a member of its investigations team, participated in the Syrian Civil Society Conference on Women’s Rights, held on 24–25 June 2025 in Brussels. The event was organized by the EuroMed Feminist Initiative with the support of the European Union. The conference brought together over 80 Syrian organizations, along with representatives from the European Union, UN agencies,…

Dar Justice is seeking to hire a Syria-based Coordinator to oversee operations in Syria. We are welcoming applications on a rolling basis.  Call for Applications – Arabic Call for Applications – English

Dar Justice investigator Sema Nassar attended a two-day workshop in Damascus titled ‘Transitional Justice in Syria: Opportunities and Challenges’. The workshop was organised by the University of Damascus Faculty of Law and sponsored by the Syrian Forum, Syrian Dialogue Center, and Promediation. Over two days, workshop presenters discussed opportunities and challenges facing the Syrian transitional justice process, incorporating lessons learned from other…

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

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

The fall of the Syrian regime marks a critical opportunity to transition from decades of oppression and war to a future based on justice, accountability and democracy. It is also an opportunity for EU member states to articulate a clear strategy in support of the aspirations expressed by many Syrian people, civil society groups and victims/survivors’ groups. In this regard, a group…