SBC co-organised the first Syrian Civil Society Conference on Chemical Weapons On Thursday, November 23rd, on the sidelines of the Annual Conference of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a group of Syrian civil and human rights organizations, including the Syrian British Council, organized a special conference in The Hague on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The conference…
Members of SBC’s Investigations Team attended the “Syrian Civil Society Chemical Weapons Conference” on 23 November in The Hague, which discussed the prospect of establishing a comprehensive justice mechanism for victims of chemical attacks in Syria. Conference attendees welcomed the arrest warrant issued by France on 16 November against Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother Maher Assad, and two other Syrian regime…
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…
Members of Syrian civil society engage high level officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as key Ukrainian stakeholders, in Kyiv, to commemorate 10th Anniversary of Chemical Weapon attacks in Syria. On the 10th anniversary of the 2013 chemical attacks on Ghouta in Syria, and in calling for accountability for ongoing war crimes in Ukraine emboldened by the impunity for past and…
Fostering deeper cooperation between British and American advocacy groups for Syria LONDON and WASHINGTON D.C., June 30, 2023 –The Syrian British Consortium (SBC) convened with representatives from the American Coalition for Syria (ACS), a coalition of specialized Syria-focused institutions based in the United States, in Paris, France on June 5th. It was a moment of shared vision and purpose as we gathered…
Joint Statement: Violations Are Still Being Committed in All Parts of Syria, including Northern Syria, Refoulement of Refugees Poses a Serious Threat Turkish Authorities Must Respect Their Obligations Under Customary International Law Which Strictly Prohibits Refoulement We, the undersigned Syrian civil society organizations, wish to express our profound concern at the Turkish government’s recent decision to forcibly repatriate Syrian refugees to northwestern…
بيان مشترك: الانتهاكات مستمرة في كافة المناطق السورية بما فيها شمال سوريا ولهذا الإعادة القسرية للاجئين تشكل تهديدًا جديًا. على السلطات التركية احترام تعهداتها بموجب القانون الدولي العرفي الذي يحظر الإعادة القسرية بشكل مطلق. نحن، منظمات المجتمع المدني السوري الموقعة أدناه، نشعر بقلقٍ بالغٍ إزاء قرار الحكومة التركية الأخير إعادة اللاجئين السوريين قسراً إلى شمال غرب سوريا. يُعدُّ هذا القرار انتهاكاً…
About SBC: The Syrian British Consortium (SBC) is a UK-based Syrian advocacy body which works towards establishing a channel of communication amongst diaspora-based Syrians and building a platform that amplifies their voices with the UK Government, Parliament, and international policymakers. SBC (SBCoun) is a not-for-profit organisation registered in the UK (company limited by guarantee, No: 11582740). About the Investigative Team: The investigations…
SBC is proud to support a civil lawsuit (Mzaik v. Syria) filed by the Center for Justice and Accountability in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Syrian Arab Republic. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Syrian-American man who was detained and tortured at the Assad regime’s Air Force Intelligence Branch at the Mezzeh Military Airport…