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Syrian Women Peace Circles

A workshop for the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) Peace Circles Project was held in Gaziantep, Turkey and attended by 15 Syrian women, from diverse areas and ages. These women have been invited to and participated in previous trainings associated with the “Women for the Future of Syria” program. This most

CCSDS’ s Position on Presidential Election 2014

Article 21(3) of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights states: “the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.”

Transitional Justice in Syria

The Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria, CCSDS has published a survey about Transitional Justice in Syria that was built upon a project by the center called “Let’s Discuss!” The idea behind the project was to introduce the concept of transitional justice, explain its mechanisms and recognize the methods of implementing it in

Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and the International Response

On March 12, 2014, the U.S. Institute of Peace and Oxfam America will co-hosted the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and two civil society activists to address the humanitarian and political challenges of the Syrian conflict. Antonio Guteres, U.N. High Commissioner fro Refugees, and Steven Heydemann With more than 2.5 million Syrian refugees, the sheer

Building Peace within Syrian Communities

In December 2013, the Center for Civil Society and Democracy, in partnership with the Peaceful Change Initiative, undertook a mapping of community-level resources of peace in nine provinces inside Syria. The report, “Building Peace within Syrian Communities” ,captures key insights from the mapping research, including:

Geneva Conference for Peace Resources

In partnership with Peaceful Change Initiative PCI, The Centre for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria CCSDS, concluded the first stage of the Peace Resources project in an international event in Switzerland that lasted for two days and attended by a number of international governments and organizations. Geneva conference took place on 31st of March