Syrians Hopeful for a New Era as the Much-Awaited Constitutional Committee is formed
In September, 2019, the United Nations Secretary General announced the formation of the long awaited Syrian Constitutional Committee, which was subsequently convened on 30th October, 2019. The Committee is constituted...
Statelessness and the Syrian Conflict
Being stateless ultimately means having no nationality and having no nationality usually means having no documents to prove your identity. People can become stateless for many reasons, two of which...
Geneva (III), Politicking and Possibility for Syria’s Invisible 43%
2015 faded into the new year with a glimmer of hope for the people of Syria. A hope propelled by renewed international engagement, as expressed within the Vienna Statements of...
The Mass Flight of Syrian Refugees: What are the Legal Obligations of States?
More than four million refugees have fled Syria since 2011. Most of them have sought refuge in neighbouring countries but many now live in poverty and destitution. Civil society organisations...
High Time for Europe to Offer Temporary Protection to Refugees from Syria?
Approximately 3 million people have fled Syria due to the armed conflict. About 96% of the refugees remain in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. By July 2014, the number...
Providing Syrian Survivors of Torture Access to Rehabilitation Services
Mental health and other rehabilitation services can be key to restoring basic functioning and facilitate resilience and positive coping strategies for refugee survivors of torture. In the summer of 2012,...
Repression of Nonviolent Activism in Syria
These days, nonviolent activists in Syria find themselves targeted on one side by the Syrian regime, and on the other, by extremist Islamic fronts. Their opposition to narrow interpretations of...
Palestinian Refugees in Syria: A Primer For Advocacy
In the face of crisis, it is very easy for those of us in neither government nor humanitarian work to switch off the news. Certainly, this seems to be the...
Geneva II, politicking and possibility for Syria’s invisible 43%
The possibility of peace in Syria may seem more like an international force (pun intended) than a beacon of hope. History though tells us to ‘believe…’.* The form of the...
