Syria Justice & Accountability Centre

Destruction Like We Had Never Seen: The Syrian Government's Intentional Use of Mine Clearance Weapons Against Civilians

SJAC’s investigative team identified over thirty instances of Syrian Armed Forces using of UR77s and UR83P between 2014 and 2019, with the four most concrete examples presented in the report. Each attack was corroborated

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #36: “Inglorious Press”

Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #36 Hearing Dates: March 7 and 9, 2023 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial;

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #35: In Attendance, But Not Present

Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #35 Hearing Dates: February 28, and March 2, 2023 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #34: Broken Record

Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #34 Hearing Dates: February 20 & 21 & 23, 2023 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial;

The State of Justice in Syria 2023

The “State of Justice in Syria, 2023” is the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s (SJAC’s) annual report on Syrian human rights violations and justice efforts in 2022. This report highlights major human rights

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #33: An Ostentatious Spoiled Boy

Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #33 Hearing Dates: January 24, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial; it is

New Report: Twelve Years of conflict – The “State of Justice in Syria, 2023”

Twelve years into the Syrian conflict, civilians continue to endure devastating humanitarian conditions while perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity rarely face accountability. Although fighting has largely slowed to a stalemate, the Syrian

“Too Little, Too Late" for Northwest Syria: Lethal UN Negligence and the Imperative of an Accountability Process

As the sun set on 5 February, the majority of rebel-held Northwest Syria’s 4.6 million civilians, including close to 3 million people displaced by the country’s civil war, remained in dire need

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #30: Lamb Among Wolves

Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #30 Hearing Dates: December 20, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript of the trial; it is

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