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05/11/2018

French judges issue international arrest warrants against three...

Paris, 5 November 2018: In a landmark step towards accountability, on 8 October French judges issued international arrest warrants – made public today – against three high-ranking Syrian regime officials:...

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05/11/2018

The Dabbagh Case: French judges Issue 3 international...

What are the facts behind the case? At midnight on 3 November 2013, 20-year old Patrick Abdelkader Dabbagh, an arts and humanities student in his second year at the University...

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25/06/2018

Caesar Families Association: Another Step on the Long...

It is our conviction that justice is the solid foundation upon which sustainable peace is built, and that without justice, only violence and vengeance will prevail. Oppression, injustice and impunity...

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18/06/2018

Arrest warrant against Jamil Hassan is a milestone...

Other states should follow the step by the German judiciary. Berlin, 8 June 2018 – “The arrest warrant against Jamil Hassan is a milestone and an important step for all affected...

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10/12/2017

A Long Way to Go*… Post-Revolution and Post-War...

Today, 9 December 2017, marks four years since the forced disappearance of Razan Zaitouneh, Wael Hamada, Samira Khalil and Nazem Hamadi. After four years, their memories have been and will...

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02/11/2017

SCM’s Statement on the Occasion of International Day...

Syria is considered to be the most dangerous country in the world for journalists. This is not a fallacy or uncalculated sympathy. It is rather a reflection of the general...

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25/10/2017

Joint Urgent Alert: Serious concerns over the lives...

Hundreds of arbitrarily detained persons engage in a hunger strike to demand their release 520 persons arbitrarily detained in Homs Central Prison began a hunger strike on Tuesday, 17 October...

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30/08/2017

On the occasion of the International Day of...

[30 August 2017] – In a letter addressed and delivered today to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Ra’ad Al-Hussein, local civil society and human rights organizations called for...

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30/08/2017

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances:...

We, the undersigned civil society organisations, commemorate the victims of enforced disappearances in Syria and support their families, urging the international community to support their demand to ensure justice, truth...

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12/12/2016

On the third Anniversary, Where are Razan, Nazem...

On December 9, 2013, a group of gunmen stormed the offices of the Violations Documentation Center in Syria in Douma, Damascus countryside and abducted Razan Zaitouneh and three other activists:...