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Human Rights Violations in Syria: December 2024 - January 2025

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SJAC’s human rights violations map compiles data collected by our field team of documentation coordinators.

Inside the Hasna A. Trial # 2: Plaintiffs’ Right to Speak and Prosecution Office’s Final Submissions

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District Court of the Hague – Schiphol Judicial Complex, The Netherlands Trial Monitoring Summary #2 Hearing Date: October 16, 2024    CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Note that this summary

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #91: Fall of Assad: Speaking Freely and Fearless for the First Time?

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #91 Hearing Date: December 10 & 12, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a

Amnesty & Accountability: Justice in post-Assad Syria

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In the almost six weeks since the fall of the Assad government, the new caretaker government has primarily focused on the immediate needs of the Syrian people. However, the government

Inside the Ahmad H. Trial #13: Chronological Confusion and Mistaken Identity?

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Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany  Trial Monitoring Summary #13 Hearing Date: September 18, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.   Note that this summary is not a verbatim

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #90: Faking a Document? A Piece of Cake.

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #90 Hearing Date: December 3 & 5, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a

Inside the Hasna A. Trial # 1: Substantive Hearing in Hasna A. Case

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District Court of the Hague – Schiphol Judicial Complex, the Netherlands Trial Monitoring Summary #1 Hearing Date: October 14, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary

Europe’s Reaction to the Fall of Assad and the Impact on Syrian Refugees

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In a shock lightening offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad, putting an end to the repressive 54-year rule of the Assad dynasty. In response, member

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #89: Propaganda’s Lemmings

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #89 Hearing Date: November 12, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript

Inside the Alaa M. Trial #88: A Little Bird Told Me

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Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #88 Hearing Date: November 5 & 7, 2024     CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture.    Note that this summary is not a