Over the past two years, Syrian civil society organizations (CSOs), including SJAC, have been working with the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to build a framework for collaboration. While
UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura during the Munich Security Conference in 2017. Source: Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staffan_de_Mistura_MSC_2017.jpg] On November 1st,
An illustration of Rasha Bseis, who was killed by her brother late last month, has been shared widely on social media. The caption reads, ‘a crime of no honor.’ Source
A group of Druze-Americans participate in a ‘Free the Hostages’ [https://www.facebook.com/events/240599553276258/] protest at the White House in Washington, DC. Photo by SJAC. On July 25,
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to discuss the disappearance of Khashoggi. Photo credit: Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi#/media/
Syrian Director Talal Derki’s most recent film, Of Fathers and Sons, provides an intimate portrait of a Syrian family in Idlib, following their daily life amidst conflict. The father,
Destruction in Barzeh, Damascus, 29 April 2014. Photo credit: Lens Young Damashqi. Over the last seven years the destruction, abandonment, and theft of property have become defining aspects of the
Enab Baladi interviews SJAC’s Executive Director, Mohammad Al Abdallah, regarding the trove of government documents possessed by Syrian CSOs and the role they may someday play in accountability efforts.
“According to Mohammed al-Abdallah, executive director of Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), the construction process on lands or properties that were forcibly acquired without paying compensation to the original
The plight of thousands of detained Syrians has come to public attention in recent months, as the government has begun to update civil registries with previously unreported deaths in custody.