Do you think the Olympics is a place for war criminals? Omar Aroub, a former member of the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) and a war criminal, will be representing the Syrian delegation at the Olympics next month. Aroub is responsible for overseeing violent suppression of protests, detention, and torture of students at the University of Aleppo. Alongside the Syria Campaign…
BBC Radio investigative report aired on 20 June 2024 following the SBC Investigative Team’s publication of its report, “Militia on Campus: Crimes of the National Union of Syrian Students at Damascus University”. The BBC Radio segment investigates abuses committed by members of the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) in Syria. “The NUSS member who inflicted the most harm was considered a…
SBC’s Investigations Team met virtually with the UK FCDO’s Syria Team on 24 July 2024 to discuss our recently published report, “Militia on Campus: Crimes of the National Union of Syrian Students at Damascus University”. We shared an overview of our investigation and report with the FCDO and tied it to concerning developments regarding the gradual renormalisation of relations with the Assad…
Dar Justice is pleased to announce the launch of its report, “Militia on Campus: Crimes of the National Union of Syrian Students at Damascus University”. This report offers the conclusions of a year-long investigation conducted by Dar Justice into international crimes committed by members of the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) and agents at the University of Damascus, focusing on the…
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…
Today the Syrian British Consortium’s Investigations Team joined a coalition of 53 Syrian, Yezidi, American, and international civil society organisations and individuals in issuing an open letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to direct funds held in the landmark criminal case against Lafarge S.A. and its Syrian subsidiary to benefit victims and survivors of serious international law violations in Syria. Victims…
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…
SBC is proud to co-facilitate an advocacy coalition (Free Syria’s Disappeared) composed of victims and families organisations and activists calling for the release of detainees in Assad’s prisons. The Coalition was launched on 12 April in response to the filing of the Mzaik v. Syria case. For more information on the coalition, please visit its website, Twitter page, and Instagram account.