As the dust settles from the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February, failings of the international emergency response and subsequent relief efforts are coming
On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of State announced a new private sponsorship program, entitled the Welcome Corps, which allows groups of five or more adult U.S.
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #30 Hearing Dates: December 20, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #29 Hearing Dates: December 13 & 15, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a
Syria’s economic crisis has hit its worst point since the onset of the conflict, and Syrians are paying the price. In December, the Syrian lira fell to an all-time
Before being detained and tortured by ISIS, Sami* was detained by Jabhat Al-Nusra. Before that, Sami was detained by an opposition-affiliated Palestinian militia, and before that, imprisoned by the Syrian
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #28 Hearing Dates: November 29, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act which expands the ability of prosecutors to charge war criminals in the United
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #27 Hearing Dates: November 15, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
On December 23, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the “Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking And Garnering Of Narcotics Act,