Bassma Kodmani, political scientist, academic, researcher and Franco-Syrian politician, died on March 2 in France. It is with great sadness that on the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, we salute her memory, her work and her action, and we express our most sincere condolences to her family, loved ones, students and companions. struggle for democracy.
Resolutely committed from the first days of the Syrian uprising in 2011, she has never ceased to defend her fellow citizens so that Syria can emerge from the deadly spiral in which the Syrian regime has locked it.
Bassma Kodmani was a remarkable woman, a passionate intellectual with a clear mind, never discouraged by the adversity and complexity of the Syrian question. Until the last day, the defense of freedoms, the rule of law and reason was part of his daily fight, while his forces were abandoning him.
Bassma Kodmani’s fight for a free, democratic, inclusive Syria, rich in all its components, will survive it and will continue to resonate in our commitment to a just and lasting solution in Syria.
