Syria Remains Unsafe Despite Misleading Media Attention on German Court Ruling

In August, the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) Münster ruled that Syria is no longer generally unsafe, prompting a wave of media outcry. Many outlets have portrayed this ruling as a turning point for refugees and

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Human Rights Violations in Syria - September 2024

SJAC’s human rights violations map compiles data collected by our field team of documentation coordinators.

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Inside the Ahmad H. Trial #11: An Encounter on the Tram

TRIAL OF AHMAD H.   Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany  Trial Monitoring Summary #11 Hearing Dates: September 3 & 4, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Note that this summary is not a

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Inside the Mohammed A. and Asmael K. Trial #10: Dirty Deals

Higher Regional Court – Düsseldorf, Germany Trial Monitoring Report #10  Hearing Date: August 28 & 29, 2024    CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial;

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Current Projects

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Documentation

SJAC provides training materials for human rights defenders collecting documentation on violations of human rights law
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Trial monitoring

SJAC provides regular updates and analysis on the ongoing trials of Syrian perpetrators Anwar R. and Eyad A.
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Missing Persons

SJAC works with Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team in Northeast Syria to investigate the fates of those missing due to ISIS crimes
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Tech and Human Rights

SJAC's relational database software 'Bayanat' is open-source and available to researchers, activists, and human rights organizations.