{"id":166,"date":"2021-02-12T02:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T02:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sldp.ngo\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2024-09-25T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:57:12","slug":"in-the-spotlight-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sldp.ngo\/en\/in-the-spotlight-2","title":{"rendered":"In the spotlight 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”nsection”][vc_row el_class=”spotimage”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitle”]In the spotlight[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”291″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”nsection”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ncontent”]SLDP is proud to share with you a selection of activities we have implemented and have been involved in since 2014.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1613096721102{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”homepageslider”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content” el_class=”nsection spotsect”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle” css=”.vc_custom_1715691437588{margin-top: 60px !important;}”]2024[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1702654174370{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2042″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Launching a New Report: Improving Sanctions Effectiveness: How the Syrian Regime Controls the Economy in Syria<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The Business and Human Rights Unit is launching a new report focusing on the Syrian regime’s tight control over the economy, despite extensive international sanctions. The report reveals how regime-affiliated cronies continue to dominate crucial sectors such as oil, telecommunications, and real estate, benefiting from legal loopholes and public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n

The report sheds light on how crony capitalists exploit essential industries like oil and wheat, maintaining monopolies that drive up costs and restrict supply to ordinary Syrians. It also highlights how current sanctions have unintentionally harmed civilians more than regime elites, emphasizing the need for smarter, targeted sanctions that isolate regime insiders without further affecting the general population. Additionally, the report examines Syria’s pharmaceutical industry, which has been severely impacted by the economic collapse, leading to a shortage of life-saving medicine. The 2021 Investment Law is another focus, showing how it has strengthened the regime\u2019s economic grip, allowing loyalists to consolidate control over strategic assets through public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n

This report underscores the urgent need for sanctions reform to disrupt the regime\u2019s economic stranglehold and promote sustainable recovery for Syrian civilians.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Full Report in English (sldp.ngo)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Full Report in Arabic (sldp.ngo)<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1702654174370{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1781″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Launching a new report: Business Responsibility Towards the Environment and Human Rights in Syria<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

The Human Rights and Business Unit launched a new report focusing on business responsibility towards the environment. Private business impact on the environment and related human rights in Syria could be observed in three main areas: the impact of the oil industry, deforestation, and urban expansion. These areas of impact are not restricted by the internal boundaries that delineate the different areas of control within the country.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Full Report in English <\/a>(sldp.ngo)<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Full Report in Arabic <\/a>(sldp.ngo)<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1702654174370{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1851″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Charting the Path to Justice: Syrian Civil Society and Accountability for Chemical Weapons Use – Side event on the margins of Brussels 8th Conference on the Future of Syria<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

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SLDP, in partnership with SNGOs, organised a side event titled Charting the Path to Justice: Syrian Civil Society and Accountability for Chemical Weapons Use.\u2019\u2019\u00a0 on the margins of Brussels 8th Conference on the Future of Syria.<\/p>\n

Speakers:
\nAmeenah Sawwan, campaigner and former volunteer in field hospitals in Muadamiyat al-Sham
\nFarouq Alhabib, Deputy Head, the White Helmets
\nDr. Jean Pascal Zanders, The Trench
\nJumana Seif, ECCHR
\nAlice Autin, HRW
\nModerator:
\nAssaad Al Achi – Executive Director, Baytna<\/p>\n

You can access the recording of the event here:
\nCharting a Path to Justice: Syrian Civil Society and Accountability for Chemical Weapons Use – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Full Record in English (youtube.com)<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Full Record in Arabic (sldp.ngo)<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1702654174370{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1850″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Early Recovery in Syria: Risks and Opportunities in Housing, Land, and Property Rights – <\/b>Side event on the margins of Brussels 8th Conference on the Future of Syria<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

SLDP and its partners hosted a side event during the 8th Brussels Conference on the Future of Syria. At this event, our Senior Researcher, Eyad Hamid, conveyed our insights concerning the prevalent human rights abuses related to Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) in Syria, along with outlining the obligations of both businesses and NGOs towards HLP rights.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle” css=”.vc_custom_1681310722855{margin-top: 60px !important;}”]2023[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1702654174370{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1714″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]A Workshop and Roundtable Titled: Using the International Court of Justice\u2019s Advisory Opinion Procedure as an Accountability Tool in Syria<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

The International Law Support Unit organized a workshop and a round table with representatives from the Syrian civil society in Berlin on using the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion procedure as an accountability tool in Syria. The International Law Support Unit also provided a capacity-building session from a legal perspective on the use of the advisory opinion procedure and its use in other contexts. This was followed by a roundtable discussion on a research under development by the unit.<\/span><\/div>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1585″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Launch Event of SLDP and Diakonia New Report:\u00a0No Justice for Torture in Syria – A Victim Rights-Based Analysis of the 2022 Anti-Torture Law<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]In partnership with\u00a0The Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre\u00a0, The International Law Support Unit of SLDP launched its new report\u00a0No Justice for Torture in Syria: A Victim Rights-Based Analysis of the 2022 Anti-Torture Law.\u00a0This paper analyses the Syrian authorities\u2019 failure to fulfil its obligations under international law despite the adoption of the new anti-torture law.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1575″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Survivors’ Right to Reply Side Event : Torture Case Against Syria<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]In partnership with victims\/survivors and families of Disappeared groups in Syria, and on the margins of Canada and the Netherlands oral interventions on the case and the provisional measures before the International Court of Justice, SLDP convened a side-event as a \u201cRight to Reply\u201d to the oral interventions and what the ICJ case means to them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1574″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP Write about the Public Hearing of Canada and the Netherlands\u00a0case v. Syria before the International Court of Justice<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]After attending the first hearing session of Canada and the Netherlands case v. Syria before the international Court of Justice,\u00a0Veronica Bellintani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mouhanad Sharabati<\/a>\u00a0from the International Law Support Unit of SLDP are sharing with us the highlights of Canada and the Netherlands oral argument in an article published by\u00a0\u00a0Aljumhuriya[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Article in English<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Article in Arabic<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1431″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP had the honor to support survivors to participate in a series of high-level official meetings & engagement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at The Crimea Platform to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Chemical Weapon attacks on Ghouta, Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Press Statement in English<\/a><\/p>\n

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Press Statement in Arabic<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1138″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]The Stream daily TV show by Aljazeera English invited SLDP to share its views on how humanitarian workers are faring in Turkey and Syria after two months of the earthquake?[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Show Video<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1056″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]The Financial Times quotes SLDP team.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Our team member Dr.Eyad Hamid, Senior researcher at the Human Rights and Business Unit,\u00a0 was featured at the Financial Time article <\/span>Syria\u2019s state capture: the rising influence of Mrs Assad | Financial Times (ft.com)<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Read The Article<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1006″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP Oral Intervention during the General Debate on Item 5, during the HRC52 session.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Acknowledging the important role civil societies have within the #UN, SCM and @SyrianLDP reaffirmed their intention to continue their cooperation and urged #UNHRC to demand the respect of human rights from the different Syrian parties.<\/p>\n

The intervention was delivered by Mouhanad SHARABATI from the Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP), during the General Debate session on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Video in English<\/a><\/p>\n

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Video in Arabic<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle” css=”.vc_custom_1664349870761{margin-top: 60px !important;}”]2022[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1110″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP HRC51 Oral intervention\/item 6 – General discussion session – Universal Periodic Review[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

A joint oral intervention on item \/6\/ of the Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP) and the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), was delivered during the general discussion session of the Universal Periodic Review at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, by Ms. Zahra AL-BARAZI, Research Director of the Syrian Legal Development Programme on 30 September 2022.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Video in English<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Video in Arabic<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1106″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Public Launch Event of our report in Washington DC[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

SLDP and OPEN report: \u2018UN Procurement Contracts in Syria: A \u2018\u2019Few\u2019\u2019 Bad Apples?\u2019 was launched in a public event titled \u201cThe Troubling Reality Behind the UN\u2019s Procurement Contracts in Syria\u201d in Washington DC at the Middle East Institut.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Event Video on Bing<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Event Video on Youtube<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]More Detalis<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1066″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Roundtable on Business and Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid in Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]<\/p>\n

In partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the Human Rights and Business Unit organized a roundtable discussion on Business, Human Rights and aid provision in Syria to learn more about the practical steps aid organizations should take to prevent and address business-related human rights abuse in Syria and discuss best practices and different complexities that arise in the process of procurement.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1064″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]New featuring of our unique report by the Associated Press[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Our report\u2019 UN Procurement Contracts in Syria: A \u2018\u2019Few\u2019\u2019 Bad Apples?\u2019 was featured at the Associated Press news: <\/span>Report finds sanctioned Syrians benefit from UN contracts | AP News<\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Full Report<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”851″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]UN Procurement Contracts in Syria, A \u2018\u2019few\u2019\u2019 Bad Apples? A Study of The Top 100 Suppliers[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP) and the Observatory of Political and Economic Networks (OPEN) have carried out a new study which examines how private companies involved in human rights abuses benefit from the UN\u2019s procurements from the country and the share of funding going to them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Full Report<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Report Summary<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Explainer Video<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Interactive Map<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1131″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]The International Law Support Unit of SLDP first audio Handbook on “The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council in the Syrian context”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP published, for the first time, an audio version of its updated Handbook on “The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council in the Syrian context” in Arabic to be accessible to people with visual special needs.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]<\/p>\n

Audio Version<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Handbook in English<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Handbook in Arabic<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”828″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP work featured in the Secretary-General\u2019s Report on General Assembly Resolution 76\/228[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The work of SLDP with the Syrian victims\/survivors and families’ groups was recognised in the United Nations Secretary-General\u2019s Report (activity 26) on the General Assembly Resolution 76\/228 on how to bolster efforts to clarify the fate and whereabouts of missing people in Syria and provide support to their families. The report presents a framework to improve existing mechanisms and the creation of a new institution dedicated to clarifying the fate and whereabouts of missing persons in Syria and to providing adequate support to victims and the families of those missing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]English Version<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Arabic Version<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle” css=”.vc_custom_1643291129137{margin-top: 60px !important;}”]2021[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”643″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP and HRW Guide on Human Rights-Compliant UN Procurement in Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The guide, developed by SLDP\u2019s Human Rights and Business Unit (HRBU) in partnership with Human Rights Watch, sets out recommendations for how UN humanitarian agencies can strengthen their procurement practices from a human rights perspective. It also includes an assessment tool to help UN agencies identify Syrian suppliers at risk of involvement in conflict-related human rights abuses.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]English Edition<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Arabic Edition<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”aljazeera”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”630″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Podcast Feature: Branch 251[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP\u2019s report on the effectiveness of sanctions was mentioned in the podcast, Branch 251. This podcast focuses on the worldwide first criminal trial dealing with crimes against humanity by Syrian regime officials. The episode in which our team contributed to with information attempted to address the question of who\u2019s financing the Syrian regime.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Branch 251<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”714″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Roudtable with SLDP on violations of HLP rights in Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP participated in a roundtable discussion in Geneva hosted by the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC). The event addressed displacement, dispossession, and access to justice in Syria, shedding light on what justice actors can do to find durable solutions on the ground and to ensure greater accountability. SLDP presented on HLP rights violations and the role of the private sector in these violations. In addition, available accountability options, such as sanctions, were addressed while also showing examples of how they influenced behavior and resulted in changes on the ground.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”596″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Report: The Effectiveness of Sanctions as a Tool for Accountability and Behavioural Change Among Syrian Businesspersons in the Syrian Context[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP’s Human Rights and Business Unit (HRBU) has carried out a study to examine the understudied issue of the effectiveness of the Syrian sanctions programmes in holding Syrian businesspeople accountable and\/or changing their behaviour as individuals. The paper includes policy recommendations for state actors and INGO’s to improve the efficiency of the sanctions regime.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]English Edition<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Arabic Edition<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”786″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]”Arab Gas Pipline… Economic Gateway to Normalisation with the Assad Regime”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP experts were interviewed to provide insights on US policy towards Syria and the implications of the Arab Gas Pipeline on the Ceasar act.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”707″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Justice systems adrift: What can be done to prevent further justice system divisions in Syria?[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP contributed to the roundtable discussion at Brussels V Conference: “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region”.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]ILAC Side Event at the Brussels V Conference 2021<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”723″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]”What is the legality of appointing a minister on the sanctions lists as a representative of the World Health Organization?”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP was interviewed by Enab Baladi to provide a commentary on the election of a Syrian Official to the WHO.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Read More<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”782″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]”Three legal indicators reveal the feasibility of Canada’s move to hold the Assad regime accountable”[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP was interviewed by Orient News to provide a commentary on recent developments to hold the Assad regime accountable.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Read More<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”637″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Discussion: Landmark Trials in Europe on Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The International Law Support Unit of SLDP participated in “Landmark trials in Europe on Syria” series, organised by Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation Beirut, to discuss the steps taken toward criminal accountability on Syria, particularly in Europe.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Interview <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Video Series <\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle” css=”.vc_custom_1613186394841{margin-top: 60px !important;}”]2020[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”232″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Al Jazeera Documentary, \u201cThe Fortune of the Castle: A Financial Network Ran by the Syrian Regime to Circumvent Western Sanctions\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]The Aljazeera one<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”711″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]War and Disease: Living with Covid-19 in Syria and Yemen[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP contributed to the roundtable organised by TRT World Forum “War and Disease: Living with Covid-19 in Syria and Yemen”. SLDP discussed the effects of COVID on the humanitarian situation and conflict in Syria.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Roundtable at TRT World Forum<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”282″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]A Position of Syrian Civil Society Organisations on The Sanctions Imposed on Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP consulted 9 Syrian civil society organizations to draft a Syrian civil society position paper on sanctions and unilateral coercive measures. The team then consulted with Syrian civil society to receive feedback on the sanctions position paper for Syrian civil society. The sanctions paper now has 20 signatures and is receiving more. This paper will allow civil society members to engage in advocacy on sanctions in Syria in a well informed and cohesive manner.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Syrian Civil Society Position Paper<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”policybrief”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”261″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Policy Brief: The Role of Syrian Businesses in Conflict-related Human Rights Abuses: Options for Accountability[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP drafted two policy papers on the role of businesses in human rights abuses in Syria and on the ties between business, migration and HLP rights abuses in the Syrian context. Each policy paper includes a set of recommendations for state actors including state actors, INGOs, UN humanitarian agencies, businesses and institutional investment funds.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Policy Brief 1<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Policy Brief 2<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”guide”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”262″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Guide On The Special Procedures Of The Human Rights Council In The Syrian Context[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]ILSU produced a practical guide, in Arabic and English, on the mandate and engagement with the most 15 relevant Human Rights Council Special Procedures to the Syrian context. The guide provides an informative background about each Mandate, its involvement and contribution to the Syrian context, and practical guidance on its work methods and how SNGOs can strategically engage with it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]SLDP Guide<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”310″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Webinar: Interactive Session about Netherlands’ Step toward Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]ILSU, in collaboration with Guernica 37, organized a webinar on the occasion of the Netherlands\u2019 announcement its intention to submit to the ICJ the issue of Syria violations of its obligations under the Convention Against Torture. About 120 persons attended the webinar which addressed the legal and technical aspects of this step. The webinar aimed as well to contribute to managing the expectations of the audience while clarifying the potential positive and strong contribution of the step to the Syria-related accountability endeavors. In the same context, ILSU produced a Q&A paper \u2013 including 37 questions \u2013 addressing most of the information relevant to this step.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”311″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Webinar: Informative Session on Legal Concepts and Contexts[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]ILSU organized a special webinar to respond to SNGOs\u2019 requests and questions about several legal concepts and contexts. The webinar, attended by 45 SNGOs and individuals, addressed about 4 legal terms and concepts of which many where sometimes misused or misunderstood. The webinar included Q&A sessions following each theme, and ILSU developed and shared a comprehensive paper on the addressed concepts with all SNGOs on its list.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle”]2019[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”roundtable”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”265″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]A Lawyer Tells the Story of Freezing the Money of Bushra Al-Assad’s Daughter in the United Kingdom[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Watch The Interview<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”312″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]ILSU Supporting Syrian Civil Society Organizations on International Law[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Throughout 2019, ILSU held about 40 training and information sessions addressing a wide range of complex and niche areas of Syria-related international law. The sessions addressed – among others – topics of IHL, IHRL, ICL, Refugee Law, accountability and justice, and engagement with UN mechanisms and other international actors. All the sessions incorporated practical advocacy components to enable the SNGOs to utilize the acquired legal knowledge in their plans and activities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”267″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]HRBU in the Business and Human Rights Forum[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]The Human Rights and Business Unit (HRBU) within the Syrian Legal Development Programme participated in the \u201cUN Forum on Business and Human Rights\u201d in November 2019 in Geneva, an event guided and chaired by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights<\/a> and organized by its Secretariat at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]HRBU-SLDP<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle”]2018[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”284″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Interview: White Helmets Evacuation from Syria[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Watch The Interview<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”268″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP, GRC Attend Jordan Reconstruction Conference[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]On 30 July- 2nd August 2018, Jordan International Building, Construction & Engineering Industries Exhibition hosted a conference on rebuilding Iraq and other conflict countries in the region, including Syria. The conference hosted businesses from all over the world across all industries regarding networking and opportunities for involvement in reconstruction in the region as well as issues involved in participation in reconstruction. In addition to businesses, the conference was well attended by government representatives, including the Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Al-Razzaz.
\nThe conference included discussions on potential partnerships and other opportunities for involvement in reconstruction, including industry-specific joint reconstruction efforts. Attendees also discussed mechanisms for financing, managing, and implementing reconstruction, including mechanisms for interacting with different donors and local civil society. The conference also discussed the role that refugees may play in reconstruction. SLDP Executive Director, Ibrahim Olabi attended the conference in partnership with Global Rights Compliance (GRC). Scott Martin of GRC spoke on a panel on 1 August at the conference about the various international legal risks of funding or participating in reconstruction in Syria. Particularly, Martin discussed the potential for business complicity in international crimes in Syria and the importance of compliance with international law to protect businesses from legal liabilities. The panel was followed by questions and answers. SLDP and GRC hope to continue to have a presence at events related to Syria\u2019s reconstruction where we may raise awareness about the potential for business involvement in human rights violations and international crimes in Syria\u2019s reconstruction.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”269″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP participates in \u201cDurable Solutions for displaced Syrians: Perspectives from Civil Society\u201d conference[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP\u2019s Director, Ibrahim Olabi, was a panellist at the \u201cDurable Solutions for displaced Syrians: Perspectives from Civil Society\u201d on November 29, 2018, in Amman organized by the Durable Solutions Platform. The conference focused on the future of Syria in terms of transition, reconstruction, and return, in addition to Syrian refugees in the region and their prospects.
\nThe conference gathered more than 80 members of Syrian civil society, researchers, experts and practitioners from the region in addition to regional and international stakeholders such as organizations, donors, state representatives and academics.
\nSLDP provided a presentation on issues around reconstruction, Justice, Housing Land and Property rights, and Law No. 10 within \u201cThe future of Syria: transition, reconstruction and return\u201d panel. Key points raised focused on the role businesses, including Jordanian businesses, in not contributing to crimes committed in Syria or supporting the war criminals that committed them. It also shed light on the importance of not allowing the rhetoric of reconstruction to take away from the need for accountability and justice.
\nThe conference was hosted by the Durable Solutions Platform (DSP), an initiative set up by Danish Refugee Council, International Rescue Committee, and Norwegian Refugee Council in 2016 aiming to generate evidence and promote informed discussions on long-term solutions for displaced Syrians in the region.
\nParticipating in this panel was a part of SLDP continuous advocacy with various stakeholders around human rights and business issues in the Syria context.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”270″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Report: Launch event of the Human Rights and Business Unit at Chatham House[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Although the conflict in Syria continues unabated, there has already been a shift of focus on Syria\u2019s reconstruction. Many international actors have refused to contribute to Syria\u2019s reconstruction until a political transition is underway, while some are unsure of how to proceed, and others have expressed interest. While Syrians are entitled to their country to be rebuilt, participating in reconstruction in Syria may support the narrative that the conflict is over and thus weakens the calls for accountability and justice. It may further provide legitimacy to the current Syrian Government, who has been achieving military victories and presents itself as the official potential reconstruction partner, while also being the main perpetrator of war crimes and rights abuses throughout the conflict. In addition, reconstruction creates ample opportunities for further violations of human rights as well as potentially endorsing other crimes already committed, such as forced displacement.
\nOn 25th of May 2018<\/strong>, at Chatham House, the Syrian Legal Development Programme held an event to launch their Human Rights and Business Unit, focusing on human rights in the context of reconstruction in Syria. The founder of the Syrian Legal Development Programme, Ibrahim Olabi, chaired the first panel while Noor Hamadeh, the head of the Human Rights and Business Unit, chaired the second. Ibrahim outlined the aims and objectives of the newly established unit, which received support for its first phase from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The unit engages with policymakers and local stakeholders, builds the capacity of SNGOs, monitors business activity from the lens of human rights and publishes thematic and periodic reports. He made it clear that this event comes at a very important and sensitive time for Syria, and that the panel will cover the issues from the perspective of human rights, politics, economics as well as hearing from Syrians.
\nThe event aimed to shed light on risks, opportunities and challenges that should be taken into account by various stakeholders when approaching the issue of reconstruction.
\nTwo panels discussed the theme, Reconstruction between political pragmatism and human rights idealism. The first panel was with Maria Alabdeh (Syrian NGO), Jean-Fran\u00e7ois (EU) Hasperue, and Toby Cadman (Barrister). The second panel had Wayne Jordash QC (Barrister), Fionna Smyth (Humanitarian, Oxfam), and Joseph Daher (Economist).
\nThe event was attended by governments, businesses, think tanks, NGOs and universities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]For English Version<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]For Arabic Version<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”mainpagestitlespot”]Activities[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ntitle”]2017[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”271″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]Roundtable: [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]Has Bashar al-Assad won the war in Syria? 22 December 2017 [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]Roundtable<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”272″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]2017 SLDP contributes to an assessment conducted by ILAC[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]SLDP contributed to the research for a recently published International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) assessment on justice sector institutions and judicial processes in Syria. Using its access and legal background, SLDP conducted desk research into court systems as well as multiple interviews with judges in non-state-controlled areas of the country to support ILAC’s research and analysis. This topic represents a particular point of interest and continued engagement for SLDP’s focus on rule of law in Syria.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotgoto”]ILAC Rule of Law Assessment Report: Syria 2017<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”273″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]A Training for Syrian Civil Defense on International Law[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]As the work of the Syrian Civil Defence (SCD) was becoming more complex due to use of several prohibited weapons and the interference of multiple factions in the Syrian conflict, they requested more knowledge on their rights and obligations under International Law. In 2017 SLDP delivered training for SCD members on International Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian Principles and how these topics relate to their work. The training was tailored to the needs of the SCD and aimed to create IHL focal points within the organization to sustainably increase IHL knowledge among its team.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”274″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”spotimage”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”sopttitle”]SLDP Trains and Advises SNGOs During the Geneva Talks[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”spotcontent”]During the Geneva Talks, SLDP Syrian humanitarian NGOs to train and advise them on internation<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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