How NGOs are tracking down Syrian war criminals across Europe and pushing for accountability
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Lecture Hall
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm CET/GMT+1
The lecture offers an insight into the work of “Freunde des Syrischen Volks e.V.” (FdSV), a non-profit organization founded in Berlin in 2014 aiming at bringing accountability and transitional justice to the victims of the Syrian Civil War. FdSV engages in projects that empower Syrian communities and give them agency in the field of legal development and accountability for core crimes committed during the Syrian conflict. In recent years, FdSV contributed to the arrest and conviction of over a dozen perpetrators in EU countries.12:30 pm – 2:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Dr. Usahma Felix Darrah is the managing director of FdSV. He studied political economy, public law and Islamic Studies in Damascus and Heidelberg before working as a lecturer and speech writer for over 10 years. He’s been a consultant in Berlin since 2013.
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm CET/GMT+1
Location: Lecture Hall