The fourth anniversary of the founding of the Caesar Families Association
The fourth anniversary of the founding of (Caesar Families Association) “Another step on the long road to justice”
Believing that justice is the solid foundation upon which real and sustainable peace is built, and because without it there will be only violence and revenge, and because injustice, impunity of criminals and the absence of justice are among the most important causes of extremism and the continuation of the conflict, and because we want a better future for our country and for all Syrians based on justice A real transitional, we, a group of Syrian families from the families of the martyrs whose photos were published in what is known as (Caesar Pictures), announce the establishment of the (Caesar Victims' Families Association) as a non-profit civil organization under registration, with the cooperation and support of:
– The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression “SCM”
Violations Documentation Center “VDC”
To this end, and over the course of nearly a year of preparation, coordination and meetings, including our meeting held in Berlin in February 2018, in which the meeting took place
We have decided that the Association will work to achieve the following objectives:
1- Handing over the remains of the victims and re-burial in a proper manner that respects human dignity and the feelings of the victims’ families and according to their own rituals.
2- Providing psychological, moral and legal support to the families of the victims and helping them to overcome the effects of the crime.
3- Ensuring the rights of victims and their families, memorializing the victims properly and restoring their dignity.
4- Contribute to the release of detainees, the forcibly disappeared and the kidnapped, and the disclosure of the fate of the missing.
5- Ensuring that there is no impunity and the establishment of a special court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
6- Supporting the transitional justice process based on truth, accountability and fairness.
7- Contribute to making a real and sustainable peace in Syria based on justice, citizenship and human rights.
Including shedding light on the tragedy of deportation and missing persons in the prisons and detention centers of the Syrian regime and all, working to stop the torture and killing of detainees, releasing them, revealing the fate of the victims, ensuring their rights, and working to prevent impunity for the crimes committed against them.
We in the Caesar Families Association call on all victims of torture in Syria and their families to stand with us to move forward together on the long march of justice, and to be a support and support for each other. We also call on all official, legal, and media stakeholders to make our cause a priority and to provide all forms of support and advocacy for our association, as it represents a voice for the victims of one of the most horrific crimes in human history and not to allow our loved ones to turn into mere numbers and pictures for display and review.
In conclusion, we affirm that the Caesar Families Association will not hesitate to approach all the doors of justice available anywhere in the world, and that it will continue its efforts to support the families of the victims, link them and network with them wherever they are Found until the goals are achieved, rights are returned to their owners and the criminals receive the punishment that the Caesar families deserve
