Syria has been suffering for the past 43 years as a result of the State of Emergency and Martial Laws which were imposed on the 8th of March 1963 following the coup de tat which brought the Ba’th Party to power. Pursuant to the state of emergency many oppressive and arbitrary laws were included and other courts, both special and exceptional, have been held. Under the pretext of the state of emergency and martial laws, prison cells have been filled and thousands from the Syrian political, social and ethnic spectrum have been detained because of their beliefs or affiliations, they were inhumanely tortured, massacres have tolled the lives of tens of thousands of innocent citizens. However, the ruling regime in Syria has been insisting to pursue a repressive and despotic style despite all appeals and calls that have been made by Human Rights Organisations.
 

 Therefore, the Syrian Human Rights Committee has declared the 8th of March 2006 a national day of protest against the state of emergency and martial laws and calls on Syrians as well as Syria’s friends and those who uphold human rights all over the world, to hold a peaceful vigil in front of the Syrian Embassy in London on the 8th of March 2006 between 1.00p.m. - 3.00 p.m. to denounce the on-going violations of human rights in Syria

 
Address of Syrian Embassy in London

8 Belgrave Square , Belegravia

SW1X 8PH

London

Nearest Underground Stations:

Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly Line)

Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line)

Victoria ( Victoria , District and Circle Lines