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Biography

Ibrahim Olabi is British Syrian barrister at Guernica 37 Chambers. His work currently focuses on Syria and Ukraine. On Syria, he is currently involved in advancing solutions for chemical weapons accountability. He consulted for IBAHRI and the UN Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights on Syria related matters. He is the founder and chair of the Syrian Legal Development Programme, an international law and human rights NGO that has been directly supported by more than 5 governments. Ibrahim has been assisting the Netherlands in the ICJ case in respect of alleged violations of the Convention Against Torture by Syria. He makes regular media appearances, and was on CNN (Amanpour), BBC, The Guardian, Financial Times and other outlets on international legal matters related to Syria. He also delivered remarks at the United Nations Security Council on Syria and worked near the frontlines during the conflict. He completed his Master of Public Policy at Oxford University.