International Conference in Geneva on Prosecution of Perpetrators of Atrocities in Syria

The Syrian interim government participated in a conference entitled “Ending the Immunity of War Criminals in Syria” held by the “No Peace without Justice” organization in Geneva. Interim Prime Minister Ahmed Tomeh highlighted Assad’s crimes and mechanisms for accountability of war criminals in Syria.” Tomeh also explained the role of the Syrian interim government in “enhancing the rule of the law and in laying the foundations for the transitional justice in the future. He also pointed to the role of the interim government in alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people, particularly victims of violations of the Assad regime, stressing that the international community should help alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people and holding accountable all war criminals. The conference took place in conjunction with a meeting of the Human Rights Council to submit a verbal report on human rights violations in Syria “to convey the voice of the Syrian people and the Syrian Coalition to the world public opinion. The conference was also attended by Haitham al-Maleh, head of the legal committee and Imad Eddin Al Rasheed, head of the political bureau of the Syrian National Movement. Interim Prime Minister Ahmed Tomeh also met with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Arabi on the sidelines of the conference. They both discussed the role of the interim government in the fields of relief aid, health and education, and the need to persuade the United Nations to assign the interim government and its associated bodies with the distribution of the relief aid provided by the international organization in the opposition-held areas. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and in the Syrian interim government, Hussam Al-Hafiz and also the Director of the Arab League office in Geneva, Mohammad Al Khamliji. (Source: Syrian Coalition)