Syria

Syria Rebels in "Tactical Withdrawal" from Homs

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Toby Cadman Interviewed by Al Jazeera on Syrian Crisis

Al Jazeera interview with Toby Cadman of 9 Bedford Row International on the current crisis in Syria

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Toby Cadman presents a statement on behalf of the Syrian Emergency Task Force and Syrian Revolution

Toby Cadman presents a statement on behalf of the Syrian Emergency Task Force and Syrian Revolution General Commission to the world's media in Washington, D.C.

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Syria and the International Criminal Court

The steps being taken in the UN and ICC to take international legal measures against Syria were predictable.
Syria was warned that the recent outbreaks of violence would be an opportunity for those opposed to its government to make moves to destabilise its regime and prosecute its leadership.

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Syria: Is Now the Right Time for Bashar al-Assad to Face Justice?

The use of lethal force to disperse demonstrations is within a government’s prerogative and is not an international crime. But months of a persistent and brutal crackdown, the likes of which are occurring in Syria, which, according to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has left some 2,000 people dead since anti-government protests began in March, does amount to a crime against humanity. This is contrary to Article 7 of the ICC Treaty, if multiple acts of murder or persecution are committed, pursuant to state policy, “as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population.” The deliberate decision to use tanks, machine guns, and snipers against unarmed crowds repeatedly over the last few months is clear evidence of exactly such a crime. But the question remains - is now the time for the Security Council to refer Bashar al-Assad and certain members of his family to the International Criminal Court?

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