On October 15, 2024, at the Higher Regional Court Stuttgart, Germany, began the first trial worldwide against a Hezbollah member for crimes committed in the Syrian conflict. The trial provides
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #87 Hearing Date: October 31, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
Witness testimony documented by SJAC confirms that both the Syrian government and ISIS have utilized chemical warfare and provides new information on the impact of these attacks on the civilians who survived them
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #86 Hearing Date: October 10, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #12 Hearing Dates: September 10 & 11, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not
Higher Regional Court – Düsseldorf, Germany Trial Monitoring Report #11 Hearing Date: September 5 & 6, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #85 Hearing Date: October 1 & 2, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a
SJAC’s human rights violations map compiles data collected by our field team of documentation coordinators.
Syrian journalists and activists are facing an increasingly dangerous situation in Türkiye. With shifting political dynamics and heightened scrutiny from Turkish authorities, Syrian reporters are subjected to threats that compromise
In August, the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) Münster ruled that Syria is no longer generally unsafe, prompting a wave of media outcry. Many outlets have portrayed this ruling as a