Who we are

Founder and Head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR). He has advocated for human rights in Syria over the past ten years by writing hundreds of reports and investigations and speaking at many international events relating to human rights and Syria. He holds a master's degree in International Law (LLM) from De Montfort University in the UK, and a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Damascus University.

A Syrian women's rights activist and the national director for Women Now for Development. She holds a diploma in Nonviolence and Human Rights. Lubna joined demonstrations against Syria's regime from its early days and also led several efforts to secure humanitarian aid into besieged areas.

A Syrian-Spanish blogger and reporter. He is the co-founder of Al-Jumhuriya Group and editor-in-chief at the Aljumhuriya.net website.

Author, writer, human rights activist, and feminist. Rima fled Syria in 2011 because of her active role in the peace movement. From 2012 to 2013, she was the spokesperson for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria. She was a member of the delegation to the Geneva Conference on Syria for peace negotiation. She is the founder and executive director of the Syrian Feminist Lobby. She has been based in Australia since 2014.

Director of NEXUS ACTION, a Sweden-based organization specializing in humanitarian diplomacy. He seeks to build links between humanitarian and development works and peacebuilding efforts in Syria. He has participated in several policy advocacy campaigns in Syria. He is the current director of the "Voices for Displaced Syrians Forum" which includes Syrian organizations and networks in neighboring countries, Europe, & Canada.

An advocacy and communications expert, his work focuses on humanitarian policies, civil society empowerment, the protection of aid workers, and defending human rights. He is a dentist who previously worked in humanitarian relief by setting up field hospitals, supporting local governance structures, and advising many NGOs. Mohamad is a research fellow in the "Syria Impact Study" at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

An expert in artificial intelligence and data science and a financial crimes analyst. Specialist in graph technologies and social network analysis. Wael has published various data-driven projects in the Middle East and Canada, and has published and translated many articles and books on self-organization and self-management. Interested in systems thinking, investigative journalism, and data management.

The Syria program manager and Senior non-resident fellow at the Newlines Institute. He is interested in Syria's political economy and holds a PhD in Economics. Prior to focusing on Syria, he worked as a Senior Analyst at the New Zealand Treasury and a senior lecturer at Massey University on Middle East politics.