Last month, two forensic experts from the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) travelled to Raqqa and Qamishli to meet with the Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team (SMFT) as well
Marwa*, a Syrian refugee living in Belgium, faced a significant barrier to fully assimilating into Belgian society: her lack of a bank account. Opening a bank account in Europe is
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #71 Hearing Date: March 19, 21 & 22, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not
On March 12th, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland indicted former Syrian Vice-President Rifaat Al-Assad for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the
The “State of Justice in Syria, 2024” is the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s (SJAC’s) fifth annual report, focusing on human rights violations and justice efforts in Syria
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #70 Hearing Date: March 14, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
Washington, DC: March 14, 2024 On February 29th, 2024, SJAC received a report from its Documentation Team of an ‘honor killing’ which occurred on February 23rd in the town of
The Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on February 14, 2024, and is now being considered by the Senate, which appears likely to pass the
Today, SJAC launched a new interactive map of northern Syria which includes 246 ISIS prisons and 63 grave sites. Of these, 66 prisons and 35 graves were made public for
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #69 Hearing Date: February 20, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript