The political committee of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) held its regular meeting Thursday to discuss the latest on-the-ground and political developments in Syria. The committee also reviewed reports from offices, departments, and working groups.
Dima Moussa, SOC’s Vice President, provided a briefing on the recent actions taken by SOC’s leadership to monitor the situation inside Syria and the developments of the Syrian crisis both regionally and internationally.
Abdul Majid Barakat, another SOC Vice President, discussed the elections held by the Union of Free Students of Syria and the follow-up by SOC’s Unions and Professional Associations Working Group, which resulted in the election of Abdullah Morandi as the president of the union for the second time.
SOC’s Vice President Abdul Hakim Bashar spoke about his meeting with the Kurdish national parties in Erbil, during which he discussed the latest developments in Syria. He also met with representatives of the Syrian refugee camps in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to follow up on the refugees’ conditions and needs.
Ahmad Baccora, the Coordinator of the Refugee and Displaced Persons Working Group, presented a report on the workshop organized by the group titled “Syrians in Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities.” The workshop featured lawyer Mohammed Sablooh, a prominent human rights activist in Lebanon.
Baccora reviewed the workshop’s outcomes, emphasizing the importance of appealing to the international community, especially donor countries to the Lebanese government, army, and security forces. He stressed the need to urge donors to pressure the Lebanese government to halt violations against Syrian refugees. These grants should help promote respect for human rights in Lebanon, he added.
The results also stressed the need to continue documenting all violations and abuses in a proper legal manner in preparation for accountability and deterrence. This includes resorting to judicial actions within Lebanon and internationally, filing lawsuits against those responsible for violations, forced repatriation, and extradition to the regime, among other abuses.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
