Month: January 2023

05 January 2023 – On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the events commonly referred to as the “Ali Al-Wahsh massacre”, Huquqyat shares the findings of a three-year legal investigation confirming the occurrence of several crimes, including arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearance, and other inhumane acts against a civilian population at the Ali Al-Wahsh crossing. …

2023.01.05 – PRESS RELEASE: Huquqyat’s Investigation into the Events of Ali Al-Wahsh Confirms War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Read More »

Huquqyat members and legal investigators Mariana Karkoutly and Leila Sibai participated to podcast the “Syria Trials” on the topic of bearing witness and justice. During the podcast, they discussed survivor-centred methodologies during investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Syria. ​You can listen to the podcast episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e9-to-bear-witness/id1647833429?i=1000587496537 and here: https://75podcasts.org/episode/1/103/ …

2022.11.23 – Huquqyat members and legal investigators Mariana Karkoutly and Leila Sibai participated to podcast the “Syria Trials” on the topic of bearing witness Read More »

Huquqyat member Alreem Kamal published an academic article on the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the presumption against extraterritoriality published in the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics. The article argues that neither international law nor U.S. foreign relations law justifies the retention of the presumption against extraterritoriality to the ATS. While …

2022.11.15 – Comment published in the New York University Journal of International Law & Politics on the US ‘Alien Tort Statute’ and its application to extraterritorial human rights violations Read More »

From October 6th to 7th, numerous Syrian activists and researchers from all over Europe met to exchange their ideas and experiences and to discuss strategies for overcoming obstacles and challenges. The panel discussion “Syrian Women Leading the Change” was the prelude to the network conference “Syrian Women in Europe Building the Future”, which took place …

2022.10.06 – Syrian women leading the change conference Read More »

Leila Sibai, co-founder and board member of Huquqyat, participated to a side event on the manifold impact of enforced disappearance co-organise: Families for Freedom, The Caesar Families Association, The Coalition of Families of Persons Kidnapped by ISIS (Massar), Dawlaty, The Syria Campaign, The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), The Mission of Switzerland to the …

2022.05.04 – Leila Sibai’s participation to Side Event The Manifold Impacts of Enforced Disappearance in Syria Read More »

Mariana Karkoutly, co-founder and board member of Huquqyat, participated to the UN Security Council’s thematic debate on accountability as prevention in ending cycles of sexual violence in conflict where she gave a movement statement on behalf of Huquqyat and other civil society organisations. “Yet, despite discussing Syria for more than a decade, this Council has …

2022.04.13 – Mariana Karkoutly’s participation to the UN Security Council’s thematic debate on accountability as prevention in ending cycles of sexual violence in conflict Read More »

Leila Sibai, Huquqyat co-founder and board member, participated to the panel “Eleven Years On: The Path to Accountability in Syria” organised by the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) with Mouaz Moustafa (Syrian Emergency Task Force), Kholoud Helmi (Enab Baladi), and Fritz Streiff (Branch 251), discussing pathways for accountability in Syria, sharing reflections on …

2022.03.08 – Leila Sibai’s intervention on Tahrir Institute Panel “Eleven Years On: The Path to Accountability in Syria” Read More »

My name is Mariana Karkoutly, I am a Syrian woman, forcibly displaced who sought refuge in Germany. I highlight this because today after 10 years of a revolution that started with people demanding their basic human rights, justice, freedom and dignity, many of my friends and their family members are still detained or disappeared in …

Speech given by Huquqyat member ‘Mariana Karkoutly’ at the Swiss Parliament on 30 September 2021 Read More »