“Committees for the Reinstatement of a Civil Society” (CRCS) announce resumption of their activities after they were stopped due to the repression they were subject to through tracking and detaining most of their members between 2006 and 2011. The committees would like to emphasize the principle they have always called for, that nationalism, freedom, justice and equality should be the basis upon which any new political system in our country should be built; that is if the regime really wants to solve the current crisis through the actual implementation of people’s demands which the regime has admitted that they are fair, legal demands but has not worked towards answering them as yet.
CRCS believe that Syria is currently passing a critical stage in its history, and the regime will have to choose one of two options: either to continue its violent repressive solution which would eventually lead to disastrous outcomes opening the doors to all kinds of threats and dangers, from internal partitioning to foreign intervening or invasion; or make use of the current uprising to rescue our nation from the complicated dilemma that started in 1963 and led us to the current situation, which we do not believe will be overcome except by building a new civilized and democratic Syria, a country where all citizens, males and females, live in an atmosphere of freedom, justice and equality without discrimination for any reason.
CRCS praises the aspects of political maturity of the political parties of the Syrian opposition and the various social organizations; a maturity shown by what has been suggested so far by religious and political scholars in the form of analyses and solutions to the current issues supporting the people demands in political freedom and the transition to a democratic civil state that supports human rights, rights of citizenship and fair law enforcement, which, we believe, would strengthen the relationships between the people of the country, and would eventually lead to a stronger, more stable country. The committees, in addition, highly appreciate the persistence and perseverance of the Syrian citizens who showed moral and political immunity against several malicious attempts aimed at eliciting differences within the Syrian community, and who, at the same time, insisted on the peaceful nature of their protests calling for freedom and dignity, and avoided violence and sectarianism at this critical stage of their history.
CRCS pledge to continue their support to the rights and freedom of the Syrian people, and will stay in contact with all the different components of the Syrian community to defend its fair demands. The committees do not believe that they replace any party or organisation. They would always adopt common, agreed policies in their work to co-ordinate and unify the opposition forces, and convey rational, civil thinking to the widest sectors of the community, as they believe this would help the sought-after transition to a community with social equality, democracy and freedom.
Damascus on the 28th of June, 2011
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