On May 17, President Al-Sharaa signed Decree No. 20 regarding the formation of a National Commission for Transitional Justice (NCTJ). The Decree provides that the NCTJ will be responsible for
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #96 Hearing Date: February 6, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
TRIAL OF AHMAD H. Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #18 Hearing Dates: November 12 & 13, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that
On January 24th, 2025, SJAC announced that a stop-work order issued by the Department of State had suspended many of our programs in Syria and around the world. We are
Since the collapse of the Assad government in early December, SJAC has been tracking the violence erupting across Syria to identify trends emerging in targeted victims. After analyzing media reports
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #95 Hearing Date: January 28 & 30, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this
FREE RSVP (REQUIRED) This is an in-person event. Join the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) at Busboys and Poets for “The Prospects for Justice in Post-Assad Syria,” an honest
TRIAL OF AHMAD H. Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #17 Hearing Date: October 30, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary
Multiple times per week since early 2025, SJAC has received reports about Syrians, both men and women, being killed by “unknown gunmen” or found dead bearing gunshot wounds. Based upon
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