Understanding the Role of DNA in Identifying Missing Persons

When speaking with families of missing persons, one of the first questions SJAC often hears is, ‘Can you use DNA to find our missing loved ones?’ The simple answer is yes; SJAC is hoping to

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Inside the Ahmad H. Trial #5: The First Victim Account

Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #5 Hearing Date: June 24, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial; it

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Civil Society Organizations Call on the EU to Stop Funding and Endorsing Rights Violations Against Syrian Refugees in Türkiye

The undersigned organizations – representing a diverse collection of civil society – raise serious concerns regarding the sharp rise in anti-Syrian sentiment and accompanying violence in Türkiye. The actions carried out by the Turkish government and emboldened

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Inside the Ahmad H. Trial #4: The Expert – When Pieces Form a Picture

Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #4 Hearing Dates: June 10 & 11, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial;

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Human Rights Violations in Syria - June 2024

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

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Press Release: SJAC provides crucial evidence in support of U.S. case against former Syrian government official

Washington, DC: July 17, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested a former Syrian Government Official, Brigadier-General Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, in Los Angeles, California on suspicion of visa and naturalization fraud for falsely

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27 November 2021

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.