Syria’s Rukban Camp is Receiving Long Obstructed Humanitarian Aid
A community of 8,000 Syrians is receiving lifesaving supplies for the first time since 2019, thanks to one organization’s creative use of a little-known US government aid program.
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Syria: The Impunity of the Assad Regime Must Never be Normalized
The apparent creeping normalization of the Assad regime has deepened the trauma of millions of Syrians, many of whom have family or friends who are still detained or missing.
An Interview with Ambassador Michèle Taylor
We spoke with Ambassador Michèle Taylor, US Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council, about her family’s experience surviving the Holocaust and the impact that made on her human rights and atrocity prevention work.
Our Enduring Commitment to Syria
Remarks by Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, at an event on Syria, held at the British Embassy in Washington DC.
Nine Years Since Ghouta: Reflecting on the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
Reflections on the horror of the 2013 chemical weapons attacks by the Assad regime on Ghouta and the many lives lost, and the numerous other attacks, using chemical and conventional weapons, launched on its own people by a regime, still in power and rooted in impunity.
Simon-Skjodt Center Director Delivers Remarks on the Need for Accountability in Syria
Remarks delivered by Naomi Kikoler, director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, at the Embassy of France’s screening of the film “Bringing Assad to Justice.”
A Message to America from a Gravedigger in Syria
A gravedigger from Syria shares his story about the mass atrocities he witnessed the Syrian regime commit against civilians, and pleads with Americans to prevent further crimes and suffering.
Holocaust Survivor Al Munzer Speaks at US Capitol about Mass Atrocities in Syria
Remarks delivered on March 15, 2022 by Alfred Münzer at the United States Capitol as part of an event to draw attention to the ongoing mass atrocities committed by the Assad regime against Syrian civilians.
Portraits of the Disappeared: An Interview with Fadel Abdul Ghany
On the eleventh anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian crisis, we spoke with Fadel Abdul Ghany, founder and CEO of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, about the ongoing crimes the Syrian government is committing against civilians, including arbitrary arrests and detention in horrific conditions where they are subjected to torture and other crimes.
Civilians at Imminent Risk of Mass Atrocities in Dara’a City, Syria
The Simon-Skjodt Center is deeply concerned about the growing risk of mass atrocities in and around the southern Syrian city of Dara’a, where civilian casualties are mounting.