In July 2023, the Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity published an article entitled: “Property Confiscation and Absence of Justice: Challenges of Return and Property Retrieval for the Forcibly Displaced”. The Association discussed the issue of property confiscation and the absence of justice in Syria, where civilians suffer from forced displacement and the regime’s seizure of their properties. 

The article highlights the policy of forced displacement, which aims to carry out operations to remove opponents and civilians and exploit land and property for the benefit of the regime and its allies, which leads to changing the composition of society, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, and increasing the burdens of refugees. 

The Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity denounced the international community’s neglect of the possibility of bringing aid across borders legally without the need for Security Council approval, and considered this an obvious disregard for human rights and international law, at a time when the voices of international bodies and humanitarian organizations are increasing about the dire need for humanitarian aid in northern Syria. 

The Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity observed the ignorance of the issue of border crossings and ensuring the passage of aid to the Syrians, especially after the earthquake disaster occurred, as a result of Russian obstruction (veto). SACD called for working to overcome this dilemma and working to find solutions that meet the needs of the Syrian people. 

In this context, the Association shared a detailed article about its efforts in this regard entitled “Save the Syrians, not Assad: Syrian organizations express their demands after the earthquake in northwest Syria and before the international donor conference” within this framework, to confront these restrictions and obstacles in light of the difficult circumstances.