Worldwide, 21 million [http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/lang--en/index.htm] people are victims of human trafficking. In areas of conflict, people are particularly vulnerable to exploitation – erosion
On December 9, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, in cooperation with InterAction, held an event on sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the Syrian conflict. Speakers included Sussan
Since the attacks in Paris last month, discussions about Syria have focused exclusively on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the growing refugee crisis. In an effort
In the wake of the tragedies in Paris and Beirut, public debate has been mounting on the proper response to the brutality of the Islamic State of Iraq and the
This week, Raed Fares, a prominent Syrian activist, shared pictures of a recently completed mural depicting the chronology of the Syrian revolution. The mural is located in Kafranbel, a town
SJAC Executive Director speaking at Swisspeace conference On October 1, the Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), Mohammad Al Abdallah, delivered a keynote address at a
Tensions between Russia and the United States appear to have crescendoed in recent weeks, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama exchanging tough remarks at the UN
Over the past month, news on Syria has been dominated by the growing refugee crisis. An estimated 3,000 migrants [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/25/us-europe-migrants-un-idUSKCN0QU12M20150825] , many
Joshua Landis [http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/] plan to divide Syria as presented to CNN [http://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2014/11/08/exp-gps-landis-sot-syria.cnn] On August 12, Iran
On May 21, the United States Central Command (CentCom) issued a statement admitting that two Syrian children died as a result of US airstrikes which targeted the Khorasan Group, an