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Press Release A group of 42 Syrian civil society organizations welcome the Dutch government’s decision to hold the Syrian authorities accountable and highlight the need for other states to support this step and take similar ones. The Dutch government issued a statement announcing that it had sent a diplomatic note to the Syrian authorities holding …

23 SEP SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WELCOME THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT’S DECISION Read More »

The Violation Documentation Center of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Speech has released this Thursday a statement warning that the recent decisions of the Danish government related to deporting Syrian refugees to Damascus is within the framework of the indirect refoulement that is prohibited by international law. On 26 September 2020, the …

17 OCT A MEMBER OF THE CAESAR FAMILIES ASSOCIATION IS THREATENED TO BE DEPORTED AFTER RECENT DECISIONS IN DENMARK Read More »

Mrs Mariam Alhallak represented the Caesar Families Association at the Caesar Photos Exhibition, at the official invitation of the Austrian Coordination to Support the Syrian Revolution, that took place in Vienna. In addition to the above mentioned entities, the following participants took place in the exhibition: The attorney Mr Anwar Al-Bunni The Austrian Parliament deputies: Omar Mohammad Noor …

22 AUG CFA ACTIVITY IN AUSTRIA Read More »

In front of the German court of Koblenz, where the trial of two former officials of the Syrian regime’s security service accused of committing crimes against humanity is taking place, the Caesar Families Association ,represented by Mrs. Mariam AlHallak, along with members of the Families for Freedom movement, held a solidarity stand on  01.07.2020 & …

01 JUL SOLIDARITY STAND IN FRONT OF KOBLENZ COURT Read More »

We’re not the first who Forming victim bond groups, we’ve been preceded by several countries like us, suffered from dictatorship and enforced disappearance, the determination of these groups has resulted in several achievements, including memorializing their loved ones, knowing their fate and achieving some kind of justice for them. The Caesar Families Association shares with …

11 AUG STUDY OF “FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS OF DISAPPEARED AND MISSING PERSONS: LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND BEYOND” Read More »

Press Release Paris – August 14, 2020 The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Caesar Families Association (CFA) and Freedoms Support Group have filed a constitutional complaint against the refusal of the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz to provide a simultaneous translation of the trial proceedings to Arabic. The request for such …

SYRIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS AND FOLLOW THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ‘AL-KHATIB’ TRIAL IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE Read More »

The European Union and the United Nations co-held the fourth Brussels Donors International Conference online supporting the future of Syria, Syrian refugees, and displaced persons. The conference drew the world’s attention to the 9 years long Syrian crisis which had exacerbated after the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic. Participants representing their countries and several local …

CAESAR FAMILIES ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ADDRESSED TO THE FOURTH BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Read More »

After nine years of politicizing and weaponizing health and health services in Syria, the response to the Corona pandemic must not be politicized nor used to overlook crimes committed in Syria. Since 2011 more than 180 health workers were killed under torture in the detention centers of the Syrian government, in addition to over 500 …

07 APR ON WORLD HEALTH DAY 7 APRIL 2020 Read More »

Fears of a COVID-19 Pandemic in Syrian Detention Centers The conditions of incarceration in the detention facilities of the Syrian government pose a great danger to the lives of the detainees, who number approximately 90212. This number has been confirmed by the Violations Documentation Center in Syria (VDC) but the true figure is likely to …

26 MAR SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT HEALTH CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS Read More »

Paris, the city of lights witnessed a bold step from the Caesar Families Association (CFA) which stepped into the city to absorb its light that gives rise to hope in the broken souls. Those souls that have drowned into the darkness of a brutal regime that does not have mercy, those souls are full of …

04 FEB SCREAMS OF TORTURE IN PARIS Read More »