Ibrahim Olabi

Ibrahim Olabi is a Syrian British barrister at Guernica 37 Chambers, a boutique specialist international law firm based in London, UK. His work focuses on Syria and recently Ukraine. He consulted for the International Bar Association and the UN Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights on Syria related matters. He is also instructed as legal counsel by the Netherlands in a case that may go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in respect of alleged violations of the Convention Against Torture by Syria. 

Mr. Olabi is the Founder of the Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP), a renowned law and human rights NGO that has been directly supported by more than 5 governments. 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.  

Mr. Olabi recently completed the Master of Public Policy Course at Oxford University.