Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) was invited to speak at the Commonwealth Club in a panel discussion entitled тАЬThe Human Rights Foundation and Justice in Syria.тАЭ The conversation featured HRF Chief Advocacy Officer Roberto Gonz├бlez and HRF Director of Policy and Research Malaak Jamal as speakers, and Founder and CEO of Career Girls Linda Calhoun as the moderator.
HRF Speaks at the Commonwealth Club
The panel touched on HRFтАЩs mission statement and programs, including Impact Litigation, Celebrities and Dictators, and the newly announced Defund Dictators Tool, as well as HRFтАЩs annual global conference, the Oslo Freedom Forum. The conversation also included a deep dive into HRFтАЩs most recent report, тАЬFraming Justice in Syria: The Road Toward Comprehensive JusticeтАЭ тАФ a collaboration with The Syria Campaign тАФ which provides a comprehensive overview of domestic and international judicial avenues to prosecute the crimes against humanity committed in Syria. The panel discussed the interviews conducted with Syrian activists, survivors, family members of disappeared Syrians, legal practitioners, scholars, and tech experts that informed the report. It also addressed the Koblenz Trial, which was used as a case study to assess the advantages and limitations of universal jurisdiction when holding the Syrian regime accountable and building justice for Syria. Lastly, Gonz├бlez noted the privilege of working with HRFтАЩs community members who тАЬrisk it all for a cause higher than themselves.тАЭ
Watch тАЬThe Human Rights Foundation and Justice in SyriaтАЭ