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Side-event on "A human rights approach to combat illicit trade: the case of Syria"
On the occasion of the 49th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, No Peace Without Justice together with the Euro-Syrian Democratic Forum, the Budapest Centre for Mass Atrocities Prevention and the Sant'Anna School of Advance Studies are convening an online side-event on "A human rights approach to combat illicit trade: the case of Syria", to be held on 8 March 2022 (from 4pm to 5.30pm, Brussels time CET).
This event aims at highlighting how war economies and illicit trade have serious and tangible costs for human rights and for the erosion of the rule of law, increasing the suffering of civilians, contributing to political instability and feeding mechanisms that favor impunity and underline the need for a human-rights based approach to countering illicit trade and the effects of war economies on the affected populations.
Simultaneous translation will be provided in English and Arabic
Co-Chairs:
- Hussein Sabbagh, Euro-Syrian Democratic Forum
- Niccolò Figà-Talamanca, No Peace Without Justice
Panel:
- Hosam Hafez, Syrian Council for International Relations
- Hiba Alhaji, Equity and Empowerment
- Luca Poltronieri Rossetti, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
- Assaad Al Achi, Baytna Syria
- György Tatár, Budapest Center for Mass Atrocities Prevention
- Huda Abonabout, Women's rights activist
Participation in the event is free, but registration on Evenbrite is required in order to get the direct link to the conference: https://bit.ly/3tu6lHB
The live stream of the event can be followed on our social media pages:
Documentation:
- Final report of the event
- Concept note and agenda
- Flyer
- Field report on The Human Rights Impact of Illicit Trade in the cases of Syria and Iraq (also available in Arabic, Turkish)