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The Importance of Protecting Mass Graves in Syria

Result of a challenge I participated in as a guest on The Futuristic

A mass grave in eastern Bosnia. Photo from Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bosnia_mass_grave.jpg] As Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advance on Raqqa, Kurdish sources have

Coalition Airstrikes in Syria and the Issue of Civilian Harm

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Home of activist Wassim Abdo in Tabqa where his family was killed allegedly by US airstrike As the US-led global coalition [http://www.inherentresolve.mil/About-Us/] fights the Islamic State

US Military Action against Syria and the Policy Vacuum

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US President Donald Trump’s Facebook post, seemingly equating military action with justice, the day after the United States launched strikes against Syria Last Thursday, the United States launched strikes

From Condemnation to Accountability: Chemical Attack in Khan Shaykhun

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Ambassador Nikki Haley at the UN Security Council session on Syria. Photo from UN TV [http://webtv.un.org/search/the-situation-in-the-middle-east-syria-security-council-7915th-meeting/5386184129001?term=Syria] Monday, reports emerged that over 70

Forced Displacement in Syria and International Accountability

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Last week, in a Russia-brokered agreement [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-waer-idUSKBN16P073] between pro-government and opposition forces, approximately 1,100 civilians left their homes in the Homs neighborhood of al-Waer.

When "Public Interest Litigation" Isn't in the Public's Interest: Universal Jurisdiction and the Case against Assad

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Late last year, two cases were filed against the Syrian government alleging serious violations of international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, in courts in France and Germany.

A memorandum to the Secretary General of the United Nations regarding the new United Nations mechanism for investigation and prosecution

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United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. Photo of UN Geneva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unisgeneva/8517474521/in/photolist-eFmDSL-R9PxhB-dYEhqZ-9oBvmh-R7agiG-9ESw24-9ESvVP-Q66tWb-RkBNfz-RhaqDQ-R7VcLo-9EVshS-Q7Ae3t-RaBKT6-Q7ybFt-QLXqp3-RazFd8-RaBKLc-QLS2D3-RmdBW8-RazFkn-Q7ybXF-Q4NSof-9ESwh2-Q7AcZB-RnwEdk-Q4L4Uh-QJvfDw-Q7xJhM-9ESwcp-QLRBWd-RaziDB-R7Y3v3-RbUsAk-NnCewy-B9viMg-PGYrTA-AYGyfN-P3hoeT-QkGSj9-QJqw4p-QJqvuD-QRpXZY-QRpYdy-QLVmaq-QgT6at-RaCJGM-PLvvro-PCwhUo-QRpXDh] 19 January 2

Justice for Victims and the War on Terror

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Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Photo from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp] Since September 11, 2001, terrorism and the resulting War on Terror has

Human Rights Documentation in the Age of Digital Data

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In May 2016, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), along with 12 other organizations, gathered in Berlin to create a guide that would help human rights defenders navigate responsible

Monitoring is Needed for All Detention Facilities in Syria

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Inside Saydnaya: Syria’s Torture Prison, Video of Amnesty International Prisons are by their very nature isolated and concealed spaces where abuses can go unnoticed, and in countries with ongoing