Legal Services Program
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.
Economic, social and cultural rights program
In early 2018, Al-Marsad launched its project “New Ways of Seeing,” an interactive cultural program
that aims to develop critical thinking, freedom of expression, and cultural identity among youth
through interactive workshops in art, literature, music, cinema, and others. The program was
implemented with the grassroots "Fateh Al Mudarres center for Arts and Culture." In 2020, Al-
Marsad developed its project into an economic, social, and cultural rights program. This program is
focused on cooperating with and assisting civil, cultural groups that are active in the public cultural
field. This cooperation resulted in the achievement of the cultural festival "Jawlan Cultural Days - 1"
after a contraction of cultural activities for nearly a decade. Al-Marsad and its partners intend to
transform this activity into an established annual tradition.
New Ways of Seeing
New Ways of Seeing is a project coordinated by Al-Marsad, the Arab Human Rights Centre in the Golan Heights. The project has been funded with the generous support of the EED – European Endowment for Democracy. Other partners for the project include Fateh Mudarris, Golan for development of The Arab Villages and others.
Human Rights Tour Program
We offer an alternative account of the history of the region and show the beauty of the Golan through a human rights lens. Our tours contribute to the local Syrian economy and give the local Syrian population the opportunity to discuss with visitors the reality of life under occupation.