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This program was introduced in January 2022 and aimed to monitor Israeli settlements in the
occupied Golan following large-scale settlement expansion, especially since the start of the conflict
in Syria in 2011.
In June 2022, 55 years have passed since Israel occupied the Syrian Golan. The occupation forces
forcibly displaced approximately 138,000 residents into Syria and demolished their villages (341
villages, farms, and cities) to prevent them from returning, seizing their lands and properties, and
building 35 illegal settlements on its ruins. There are only five Syrian villages left in the Golan. About
28 thousand Syrians live today who suffer from the complete control of the occupation authorities
over all aspects of their economic, social, and educational life, which is based on the principle of
discrimination and marginalization.

The project aims to provide legal services, such as legal advice, correspondence with the authorities, and legal representation before the courts in specific cases related to the collective rights of the Syrian population, in addition to monitoring and documenting developments relate to human rights in Golan Heights. We hope that this project will fundamentally contribute to enhancing the capacity of the “legal services unit in Al-Marsad” in terms of providing legal support to the population, and raising awareness, locally and internationally, of the reality of human rights in the Golan Heights, in order to reduce violations against the Syrians of the Golan.

Al-Marsad’s Internship Programme provides an opportunity for individuals to gain practical experience of working in the field with a human rights organisation.