Final Statement of the Syrian Women’s Campaign
An initiative by Kongra Star and Zenobia Women’s Gathering
“Through the alliance of women, we will build a free, democratic, and decentralized Syria”
November 12, 2025
Syria is currently going through a decisive historical stage, where the suffering of the Syrian people intertwines with the complexities of the ongoing conflict that has cast a heavy shadow over the country’s social and political fabric. At this critical moment, internal and external challenges are increasing, deepening divisions and exacerbating the national crisis. Amid the absence of stability and security, it has become clear that centralized solutions that ignore the fundamental components of Syrian society—especially women and the social and cultural diversity—cannot bring about sustainable peace or comprehensive justice.
The exclusion of women and cultural and religious components from meaningful participation in decision-making is one of the deepest manifestations of the Syrian crisis. In the coastal and southern regions, we continue to witness ongoing violations of the rights of women and communities, as well as the marginalization of their role in peacebuilding and political decision-making. In North and East Syria, the same pattern of exclusion persists, which confirms that any political solution that neglects the democratic and decentralized system and excludes these groups is fragile and unsustainable. This continued exclusion fuels divisions, threatens national unity, and deepens the crises that the Syrian people are enduring.
The launch of the Syrian Women’s Campaign at this critical juncture was an urgent necessity in response to the challenges facing Syria at this delicate stage. As calls for fair and sustainable political solutions grow louder, it has become essential that these solutions include real guarantees for the participation of women and cultural and religious components in decision-making processes. Ignoring the rights of women and communities, or marginalizing their role in rebuilding the contry, poses a genuine threat to Syria’s future and unity.
From this need, the campaign emerged as a resounding cry against exclusion, affirming that no peace process or political settlement in Syria can achieve the desired stability unless it ensures the full participation and fair demands of women and components for justice and equality.
The Syrian Women’s Campaign has yielded tangible and far-reaching results, including strengthening communication among Syrian women from various regions, expanding community participation in women’s issues, organizing meetings in several cities, and sending letters to UN and international institiutions. We recived almost one hundred solidarity video-messages from all five continents, from a wide variety of organizations (feminist, ecological and socialist groups, theological associations, bookstores, syndicates, collectives, councils and much more) single individuals and politicians. We express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who have shown us their support and solidarity. The campaign also received extensive media coverage through numerous articles and reports. All these activities have been documented in written and visual materials, serving as living evidence of the popular and women’s engagement with the campaign’s objectives.
In this context, and in line with the aspirations of Syrian women for a free and democratic Syria, we call upon the international community to take decisive measures to ensure the realization of these just demands, which guarantee justice and equality for all Syrian citizens. We therefore present the following demands to the international community, as essential steps toward building a new Syria that respects the rights of all its people:
Demands to the International Community:
• Amend the provisional constitution to guarantee the rights of women and cultural and religious communities, and to strengthen their status in all fields.
• Implement a democratic decentralized system that ensures the representation of all Syrians in decision-making processes.
• Ensure 50% representation of women in governmental institutions and their active participation in all political and social decisions.
• Guarantee the rights of ethnic, cultural, and religious components in any political solution within a democratic decentralized framework.
• Preserve and legally and constitutionally strengthen the achievements of Syrian women, and protect them from discrimination and violence in all fields.
• Implement legal mechanisms to protect women from all forms of violence, especially in conflict zones and camps.
• Carry out a comprehensive transitional justice process that ensures accountability for perpetrators, provides mechanisms for national reconciliation, and guarantees the participation of women in this process to ensure lasting and inclusive peace.
• End all forms of occupation of Syrian territories, and ensure the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons to their homes in a secure and stable environment, based on the principles of justice and equality for all Syrians. This requires providing legal protection and support for the reconstruction of affected areas, addressing issues of lost property, and offering psychological and social support to affected communities—especially women and children—as part of building a Syrian society grounded in lasting peace and comprehensive justice.
In conclusion, we, as Syrian women, make an urgent appeal to the international community—including the United Nations and human rights organizations—to exert pressure on all Syrian parties to achieve these just demands, which represent the essence of the Syrian people’s aspirations. There must be continuous support for Syrian women and recognition of their active role in all political, social, and economic spheres.
We believe that building a new Syria is impossible without realizing these fundamental demands. Syria will not be stable or democratic unless the rights of all its citizens—women and men—are guaranteed, and their cultural and religious diversity is respected.
The women’s campaign, launched on October 12, 2025, under the slogan “Through the alliance of women, we build a free, democratic, and decentralized Syria,” was a women’s referendum reflecting the aspirations of Syrian women to build a homeland that guarantees justice and equality. The outcomes of this campaign—uniting women’s ranks, expanding community participation, and documenting the campaign’s activities through videos and recordings—mark only the beginning of a long journey toward a new Syria that must be democratic, decentralized, and respectful of all its cultural and religious components.
We affirm that building a free, democratic, and decentralized Syria requires that women’s voices be heard across the country and that they play an active role in shaping Syria’s political, economic, and social future. There can be no real peace or genuine justice in Syria unless it is built on the foundations of equality, freedom, and democracy for all citizens.
Kongra Star
Zenobia Women’s Gathering
November 12, 2025
