Americans for a Free Syria is a nonpartisan American nonprofit organization that campaigns for
human rights in Syria and advocates for humane treatment of Syrian refugees.
This organization often coordinates with
Syrian Emergency Task Force and
Syrian American Council
Syrian American Council (or SAC) is a 501c3 grassroots organization of Syrian-Americans that does community organizing, awareness-raising, youth empowerment, media outreach, advocacy, and support for Syrian-Americans and the Syrian Opposition. As ...
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Supported legislation
Americans for Free Syria promotes US bills:
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, also known as the Caesar Act, is United States legislation that sanctions the Syrian government, including Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, for war crimes against the Syrian population. The A ...
, ''No Assistance for Assad Act'' and ''Stop UN Support for Assad Act''. These bills intend to impose further financial restrictions on the Assad regime for committing war crimes against the Syrian civilian population.
This organization considers sanctions of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 as a way of bringing a form of accountability to Assad's regime.
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Syria–United States relations
Political advocacy groups in the United States
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