SYNERGY FOR JUSTICE

🔵 Responding Together: Supporting Gaza and Lebanon in Crisis   This year, Synergy for Justice’s end-of-year campaign will direct all donations to NGOs in Gaza and Lebanon working on the frontlines to support those affected by violence and displacement.   🔷 Your donation will help two trusted organisations, vetted by Synergy for Justice: - Center for Women’s Legal Research Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) in Gaza, providing shelter, essential supplies, and support to survivors of gender-based violence through the Hayat Shelter, the only safe space of its kind in the region. - Basmeh & Zeitooneh in Lebanon, offering winter supplies, rehabilitating shelters, and providing critical aid and psychosocial support to displaced families.   With families displaced, homes destroyed, and women and children especially vulnerable, your support ensures that lifesaving aid reaches those who need it most.   Together, we can bring safety, shelter, and dignity to those who need it most. 🔵 Donate today to make a direct impact: https://lnkd.in/eKV8s-2M #synergyforjustice #donations #gaza #lebabon #palestine

"We’ve been watching in horror over the past year as Israel’s war on Gaza and the West Bank has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Gaza has now become unlivable. The destruction has left Palestinians living in Gaza without access to clean water, food, shelter, sanitation, and medical services. Local organisations are doing what they can to provide some support with the limited resources they can access. We reached out to the Center for Women’s Legal Research Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP), a local organisation supporting women and their children in Gaza, which have set up a temporary shelter to provide protection for women and their children. At the shelter, they provide basic food items, such as milk for their children, some clothing, and a space to sleep at night. The costs for the provision of these basic items have skyrocketed in Gaza and resources are limited. We are launching this campaign to provide CWLRCP with the financial resources they need to purchase these necessities for women and children in their shelter and continue to provide them with some protection in this devastating situation." — Mera Eftaiha, Synergy for Justice Director of Programmes Through our Responding Together campaign, we can provide safety and dignity to women and children in Gaza. 🔹 Donate today and stand with survivors in Gaza: https://lnkd.in/eKV8s-2M #synergyforjustice #endofyeargiving

"The displaced urgently require assistance and basic necessities. They need a pillow to rest their heads, allowing for brief moments of sleep if they can escape the traumatic thoughts that prevent them from resting. A blanket to keep warm, baby formula, and medicine for those in need. These are just a few of the countless essentials they require. This end of year, be the person who brings a glimmer of hope into the shattered lives of people in need in Lebanon." — Nathalie K. Der Mesrobian, Synergy for Justice Programme Coordinator. Through our Responding Together campaign, we are supporting Basmeh & Zeitooneh, a trusted organisation in Lebanon that provides displaced families with essential supplies like blankets and warm clothes as winter is setting in. They also provide shelter and deliver psychosocial support, helping families endure these challenges. Your donation will make a direct impact, offering displaced families the support they urgently need to survive and rebuild. Join us in responding together. Donate now: https://lnkd.in/eKV8s-2M #synergyforjustice #donate

🔵 As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on the work that we have done during this year. Together with our Syrian partners, we welcome a new chapter in Syria’s history and reaffirm our commitment to supporting victims and survivors of atrocities worldwide. This year, we expanded our work to Iraq, South Sudan, and Nepal, launched new initiatives, and grew our team. None of this would have been possible without your support. Thank you for standing with us. Looking ahead, we invite you to join us in making an even greater impact. Through January 3, 100% of your donations will directly support displaced people in Gaza and Lebanon. Together, let’s build a future where human rights are upheld and justice prevails. 🔹 Please consider donating today: https://lnkd.in/eKV8s-2M #synergyforjustice #donate

🔔 Synergy for Justice is inviting civil society organisations, survivor networks, and NGOs to apply for sub-grant funding under the Stigma in Justice Project. This is your opportunity to utilise the CARSV Stigma Toolkit for Justice to dismantle stigma and improve justice outcomes for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Grantees will receive training and expert facilitation to apply the toolkit’s frameworks, driving critical reforms toward survivor-centred and stigma-free justice processes. 🔹 Eligible countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mozambique, Palestine, Uganda, Sri Lanka, and Ukraine. 🔷 Deadline: 25 February 2025, 6:00 PM (Paris time) Access the full call for projects and application form on our website in English, French, and Spanish:https://lnkd.in/d6uFMVvN Apply now to join this global effort for stigma-free justice!

As a new Syrian government takes shape, accountability measures continue to bear fruit outside the country. Today, Ahmad H., aka Abu Haider, was sentenced to 10 years in Hamburg Germany for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including torture, enslavement and imprisonment. He was a member of the National Defence Forces, an Assad-government affiliated militia. SJAC supported the case by connecting authorities with several witnesses to the case. Our trial monitoring reports of the entire trial are available here: https://lnkd.in/eQe46GkU Universal Jurisdiction will continue to provide a measure of justice to Syrians as Syria rebuilds a fair judiciary and establishes a framework for the prosecution of atrocity crimes. SJAC will support all credible measures to bring justice to Syrian victims.

🔵 In Gaza, where displacement, destruction, and violence have become daily realities, the Center for Women’s Legal Research, Counseling, and Protection (CWLRCP) stands as a vital source of hope and support for women and families.   Founded in 2005, CWLRCP is a leading organisation in Gaza, running the Hayat Shelter, the only safe space for survivors of gender-based violence in the region. Despite immense challenges—including displacement of its staff and the destruction of its facilities—the organisation continues to provide lifesaving services, including: - Secure shelter for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. - Legal aid and counseling to empower women and families to seek justice. - Psychosocial support, dignity kits, and social mediation for displaced women. - Emergency medical care, including obstetric and gynecological services.   Since December 2023, CWLRCP has supported over 9,000 women with legal and psychosocial assistance.   🔷 Through our Responding Together campaign, Synergy for Justice is raising funds to help CWLRCP continue its vital work. Your donation will ensure that victims and survivors have access to safety, dignity, and the care they urgently need during this crisis. Donate today to make a difference: https://lnkd.in/eKV8s-2M #synergyforjustice #palestine #gaza

On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court - ICC issued 3 arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister; Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Former Defence Minister; Mohammed Al-Masri ('Deif'), Hamas leader for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed from at least 7 Oct 2023 in Israel and Palestine. We are calling on ICC member states to cooperate with the Court for the delivery of its mandate and in particular for the execution of arrest warrants. All ICC State Parties should stand firmly with the Court and respect all ICC decisions. Find here background information and reactions from civil society #NGOVoices https://lnkd.in/e-iPFp5x...

🔵 In our latest blog post, Morgane Landel, Synergy for Justice Legal Expert Contributor, explores the devastating impact of attacks on Lebanon’s cultural heritage and the potential avenues for accountability. UNESCO recently granted enhanced protection to 34 sites in Lebanon, aiming to safeguard cultural treasures from destruction. Despite this, there are significant challenges to protecting these sites and seeking justice. This year, Synergy for Justice is dedicating all end-of-year donations to organisations supporting victims and survivors of violence in Gaza and Lebanon, including CWLRCP in Gaza and Basmeh & Zeitooneh in Lebanon. 👉 We invite you to read the full blog here and support survivors of violence in Gaza and Lebanon by donating: https://lnkd.in/dbx3mWVp #Justice #Accountability #Lebanon

With renewed calls for accountability for the crimes committed by the Assad regime, we highlight the Syria Supplement to the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict (IP2).    Developed by Synergy for Justice in collaboration with LDHR Lawyers and Doctors for Human Rights and Amal Healing and Advocacy Center, this resource offers guidance and best practices for documenting and investigating conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Syria. Chapters 3 and 4 of the Supplement outline possible accountability mechanisms for CRSV crimes committed by the Syrian regime across international and domestic levels. These include judicial, quasi-judicial, and non-judicial remedies aimed at pursuing justice.   We stand with legal experts urging for legal reform and accountability mechanisms that center access to justice for victims and survivors. As Syria’s future unfolds, we hope these principles guide the path toward justice and reconciliation. #Syria #Justice