Statement: Release Mazen Darwish!
The Syrian Observer
March 3, 2014
22 civil society groups call for the release of a leading journalist and rights activist
22 civil society groups call for the release of a leading journalist and rights activist
The kidnapping of the VDC team members is a shameful black spot in the revolution and should be resolved immediately
After a series of meetings, the group has produced a final report on the unified vision of the transition period in Syria
Syrians in Lebanon are establishing civil society organizations devoted to media, politics and civil and human rights
Syria is seeing meaningful establishment of organizations devoted to various aspects of transitional justice
In Syria, the rapidly escalating health crisis is very much the result of violence and criminal governmental policies
Human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni, President of the Syrian Center for Legal Research and Studies, drafts a suggested interim constitutional statement for the transition in Syria
Sexual- and gender-based violence has rightly gained attention as a notorious dimension of the conflict in Syria. Documenting these crimes is important, but unfortunately they are especially difficult to prosecute.
Assad the dictator is no fan of justice. He knows that he can manipulate democracy by naming it the ‘popular democracy’ and reducing it to supervised and rigged elections. Assad can also mold ‘patriotism’ and ‘resistance,’ as needed turning them into mere clichés set against ‘Zionism’ and ‘colonialism.’ As for justice: it has but one meaning. It is this meaning that Assad is trying to escape.
