Jaime Dunaway interviews Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah about life as a detainee in Syria and SJAC’s work to build cases against perpetrators of atrocities. Read more: Global Journalist
Avi Asher-Shapiro examines ongoing efforts by social media companies to remove images and videos that show evidence of atrocities in Syria and how it threatens the building of legal cases against perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah states that social media companies […]
One year after Russian intervention in Syria, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah speaks to Enab Baladi about human rights violations committed by Russian forces during the conflict. Al Abdallah also discusses Russian efforts to undermine Syrian peace negotiations, the political transition process, as well as the establishment of an […]
Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah speaks to Euronews about the need for Syria peace negotiations in Geneva to prioritize justice and accountability. “One of the shortcomings of the Geneva negotiations, the political track, is not prioritising justice, accountability, victims redress. For example, De Mistura failed miserably in delivering anything […]
NPR’s Kelly McEvers speaks to Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah and Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube’s efforts to eliminate videos of extremist content from its website and how it may hinder future Syria war crimes trials. Al Abdallah explains that YouTube videos are also critical […]
Earlier this month, Carla Del Ponte, a co-commissioner of the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Syrian Arab Republic, resigned, frustrated by the lack of progress in promoting human rights and accountability in Syria. Del Ponte said in several media interviews that the UN Security Council has failed to act on Syria after […]
James Reinl writes about the importance of the new International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities in Syria to broadening criminal accountability options with the potential of bringing perpetrators to justice. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains how organizations such as SJAC collect […]
Cristina Roca reports on the acceptance of a case in the Spanish national court into alleged crimes of nine senior Syrian government officials against Abdulmuemen Alhaj Hamdo, a truck driver forcibly disappeared, tortured, and killed in prison in Damascus in 2013. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah expresses support for […]
Correspondent Inger Arenander features Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah as he explains SJAC’s documentation collection efforts and the role of technology in human rights documentation. *This broadcast is recorded in Swedish. Listen: Sveriges Radio
Cristina Roca examines the current landscape of individuals and groups documenting human rights abuses in Syria. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains how the evidence collection efforts of organizations such as SJAC contribute to holding perpetrators accountable for atrocities committed in the Syria conflict. Read more: Syria Deeply