Dar Justice attended Madaniya’s conference titled ‘Justice and Accountability in Syria’s Political Transition’ which was hosted in Paris, France on 12 February 2025. The conference brought together various Syrian perspectives on justice and looked forward to priorities and challenges related to the delivery of justice in Syria.
Sema Nassar, an investigator with the Syrian British Consortium’s investigation team, participated in a private workshop titled “Long-Term Accountability for Human Rights Violations in North Korea,” organized by the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) in collaboration with Ambassador Julie Turner and Ambassador Beth Van Schaack from the U.S. Department of State. The workshop was held in Seoul, South Korea, on October…
On 24 and 25 January, Dr Yasmine Nahlawi, head of Dar Justice, participated in a conference in Damascus, Syria on justice, truth, and equity. Over 50 Syrian civil society organisations that operate inside and outside Syria gathered for two days in a historic conference in which Syrian civil society members discussed the transitional justice process. The conference outcome was the issuing of…
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…
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…
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,…
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…