Dr Yasmine Nahlawi, head of the Syrian British Consortium’s Investigations Team, gave an interview to The Times Radio regarding the future of Syria and accountability prospects.
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Dr. Yasmine Nahlawi speaks to the Times about the recent events in Syria – YouTube
Dar Justice investigator and OSINT specialist Hussam Kassas organised a two-day training workshop for a group of volunteers on open-source research. Volunteers learned about the basics of cybersecurity and open-source research. The volunteers will begin a project to archive publicly available documentation and organise it to extract potential evidence pertaining to commission of war crimes or crimes against humanity.
On 23 February, SBC organised a round-table discussion with Kinan Rahmani. SBC invited a group of Syrian activists in London. The aim of this discussion was to learn from the experience of Syrian activists in the US and also to explore areas of work and opportunities on how to develop advocacy and activism in the UK. Kenan Rahmani is a Syrian-American attorney…
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…
On 08/12/2021, the British Treasury delisted the Syrian businessman, Tarif Akhras, from its sanctions list, which targets money laundering or people who support Bashar al-Assad regime, without explaining the grounds for this decision. The signatories of this statement consider that the decision of the British Treasury does not help in supporting the international efforts aimed at punishing individuals and/or entities that assist…
In the light of the offensive on northwest Syria launched by Assad regime and its allies and considering the great human suffering of people there, the Syrian British Council (SBC) reiterated its clear call on the UK and its allies for the need to intervene to provide protection for civilians there. The situation on the ground is deteriorating. Assad regime backed by…
We, at the Syrian British Consortium (SBC), express our shock and deepest concern for maintaining the invitation extended to Bashar al-Assad to attend the upcoming 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), hosted by United Arab Emirates (UAE). While we recognize the importance of international cooperation in addressing climate change, it is essential to uphold the principles of justice, accountability, and human…