Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Also, I want to say something honestly. The immense help that comes from the friends of the Syrian people is helping us to stand on strong ground. We cannot go on with helping and rescuing people. We need to draw a very bright picture about peace. We need to stop this destructio

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I have personal experience with the situation. In 2013 my wife was arrested from Damascus University. She was detained and remained for about 10 days after that, until she recovered from the physical effects of the detention. Five years later, she is isolated. She is unable to ha

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Honestly, the services we offer are part of the mission of our faith. We're responsible for protecting human life, irrespective of their affiliation, culture, religion, or ethnicity. For us, a victim is a soul that has to be rescued. We are very keen on continuing our work in thi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  This is a tactic that is used by the regime. They force the people to be displaced in order to control the area. I will talk here about eastern Aleppo, Homs, Ghouta, Darayya, Mu'adamiyah, Al-Zabadani, Madaya, and eastern Ghouta. In all those regions, if you look at the populati

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Honestly, as I said earlier, the White Helmets are the first witnesses of any violations of human rights in Syria. This has annoyed the regime, annoyed their allies. For this reason, the allies made us their first target. We are doomed to die in any operation held against the p

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  In the White Helmets, we have lost 243. Thirty-three volunteers were female.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  First of all, welcome. We're very, very happy to be here today so we can deliver part of the message and the picture of what has been happening in Syria for seven years. It's a great tragedy. I think you have already read some information. The White Helmets have been the first w

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. As I said earlier, today, four years after the conflict and after the work of the White Helmets, we have been the first witnesses to all the violations of human rights in Syria. After seven years of the tragedy in Syria, today we could start talking about an immense