Accountability for the Hama Massacre a “Fundamental Step” for a New Syria
In a statement to Levant24, Fadel Abdulghani, director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), said, “For forty-three years, this massacre remained one of the strictest taboos in Syrian society. In the post-Assad era, reopening this file emerges as a fundamental step toward building a state based on justice and the rule of law, confronting both the direct horror of the massacre and the culture of impunity entrenched by the regime.”
Under established principles of international law, Abdulghani affirmed that these acts constitute crimes against humanity, as they were part of a widespread and systematic attack directed against a civilian population. He stressed such crimes are not subject to any statute of limitations, and the passage of over four decadesdoes not absolve the legal responsibility of those who ordered, planned or carried out the Hama massacre.
