TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #104 Hearing Date: May 15, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
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TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #103 Hearing Date: April 29, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
1. Introduction Parties to the armed conflicts on the Syrian territory have used any imaginable method to inflict human suffering, including the bombing of hospitals, schools, and IDP camps, as
All human rights violations must be investigated, hate speech must stop, and a transparent, inclusive Syrian national dialogue must begin 18/07/2025 The undersigned organizations express deep concern over
TRIAL OF TWANA H.S. AND ASIA R.A. Higher Regional Court – Munich, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #01 Hearing Date: May 19, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #102 Hearing Date: April 3, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
Until now, so-called ‘personal immunity’ prevents any head of a state from being prosecuted by courts of a foreign country. However, this long-standing protection is now being tested in France.
On June 16, 2025, in a groundbreaking verdict, Syrian doctor Alaa M. was convicted of crimes against humanity for torturing his patients. This landmark decision marks the first criminal trial
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