Impunity in Syria
Impunity in Syria (15 March 2011 - present)
Al-Marsad is currently drafting a discussion regarding the merits of a referral of the Syrian case before the ICC, pursuant to Articles 13 and 15 of the Rome Statute, to demand international criminal accountability for crimes against humanity committed by both regime and rebel forces (emphasising, among other factions, the Ba’ath Party and Al-Nusra Front).
Please check back soon for further information. Release: 1 August 2013.
Releated Posts
International travel companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan
The overwhelming majority of properties and activities in the Golan advertised on these websites are located in Israeli settlements - with no information provided to potential visitors that Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
Meeting with the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Al-Marsad provided information on discriminatory Israeli policies that negatively impact the Syrian population in the five remaining Syrian villages in the Golan, including land appropriation; restrictions on land use for the building of houses, health, education and agriculture facilities; and discriminatory water distribution policies which limit consumption and charge higher prices than in Israeli settlements.
International travel restrictions that discriminate against Syrians in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad calls for an end to international travel restrictions that discriminate against the native Syrian population in the Occupied Syrian Golan / Golan Heights
Letter to members of the UN Human Rights Council regarding meeting to consider human rights in the Occupied Syrian Golan during thirty-fourth session
Al-Marsad has written to the 47 Members States of the UN Human Rights Council to provide them with a briefing on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Syrian Golan, in order to inform the discussion taking place during the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council on 20 March 2017, that considers the report (A/HRC/34/37) of the Secretary General on human rights in the Occupied Syrian Golan.
Letter from Al-Marsad to EU Delegation to Israel, EU Member State embassies and embassies of the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, regarding international travel restrictions affecting the native Syrian population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad called for a policy of visa-free or visa on arrival access for the Syrian population holding permanent residency status in the Occupied Syrian Golan, on an equal basis as that of Israeli nationals.