The Syrian civil society is full with organizations that works on human rights and transitional justice. Is there a need for an additional group? We believe that all the civil society organizations that work on documentation, filing cases, and advocacy are doing a great job. But we also believe that Pro-justice will add some value added to the scene. There is a general conviction that the regime has achieved victory over the Syrian people. Wrong! The regime has definitely achieved military victories over besieged civilians who had been suffering hunger and illness. However, it could do that only after it gave up Syria’s sovereignty to the Russians and the Iranians. Assad now how become a puppet in the hands of his masters. The regime’s victory also came after the world had resigned from its responsibility towards the Syrian people. Now, there is a chance that a solution is imposed on the Syrian people against their will, a solution that may overthrow the Syrians’ effort to achieve justice and to hold culprit accountable for their crimes.
October 1, 2018
Pro-justice
The Syrian civil society is full with organizations that works on human rights and transitional justice. Is there a need for an additional group? We believe that all the civil society organizations that work on documentation, filing cases, and advocacy are doing a great job. But we also believe that Pro-justice will add some value added to the scene.
There is a general conviction that the regime has achieved victory over the Syrian people. Wrong! The regime has definitely achieved military victories over besieged civilians who had been suffering hunger and illness. However, it could do that only after it gave up Syria’s sovereignty to the Russians and the Iranians. Assad now how become a puppet in the hands of his masters.
The regime’s victory also came after the world had resigned from its responsibility towards the Syrian people. Now, there is a chance that a solution is imposed on the Syrian people against their will, a solution that may overthrow the Syrians’ effort to achieve justice and to hold culprit accountable for their crimes.
Pro-justice comes in here to remind the Syrians and world that there is no peace without justice and that the first step to achieve a sustained peace is to hold perpetrators accountable for their deeds.
Together with all human rights groups and transitional justice advocates, pro-justice will struggle to keep the accountability portfolio on the table and will remind everybody that crimes against humanity do not have a statute of limitation, and that no matter how long it takes, perpetrators from all parties need to face justice.
Pro-justice is a non-profit that seeks to maintain the principle of accountability and preclude impunity for major war criminal and human rights violators in societies that suffer from or have just exited civil wars and natural disasters, with special focus on the Middles East and Syria. To do so, Pro-justice tries to work with all likeminded groups in the region in order to raise the voice against impunity and stress the need for accountability, as there is no future for any reconciliation without justice. Pro-justice also tries to address the public opinion and decision makers in the region and the free world in order to thwart any effort to save the major perpetrators from accountability.
Pro-justice’s vision is a democratic Syrian that enjoys the rule of law and, freedom of expression, and complete equality among all Syrians without any fear or discrimination.
Pro-justice’s mission is to advocate justice and accountability in Syria and all around the world, through dialogue, publication, direct contacts in order to guarantee that major culprits are not exempted from accountability.
Together we can make a difference.
