On 9 December members of the Syrian British Council attended a meeting with the former UK Syria Envoy, Dr Longden, his successor Mr Hargreaves and senior members of the Syria FCDO team. The meeting discussed the UK’s priorities in Syria.
The Syrian British Council statement with regards to the UK’s commitment to prosecuting individuals who are linked to any criminal activities in support of the Syria-n Regime. View full statement in English
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…
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…
12 February 2025 A discussion was held in London between Liechtenstein’s Ambassador to the UN, Christian Wenaweser, and key UK partners and allies to explore the opportunities and challenges in international justice and accountability. Wenaweser is a leading global expert in this field, having served as President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court…
Based on the current coordination between the Syrian American Council and the Syrian British Council, we are sharing this petition which was initiated by the Syrian American Council in order to push for actions in the US and also on the UN level. Please take action, sign and share! https://www.change.org/p/donald-j-trump-stop-the-killing-in-idlib-syria?recruiter=36778103 Please take action, sign and share!
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.