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…
SBC’s Investigations Team formally filed a criminal complaint with the French prosecutors against Omar Aroub on 24 July 2024. Aroub was scheduled to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will take place later this month and next month. Following an intense public pressure campaign co-led by SBC’s Investigations Team and The Syria Campaign, it has been confirmed that Aroub will no longer…
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…