TRIAL OF AHMAD H. Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #20 Hearing Dates: December 3 & 4, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that
Several Counts of Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, and Murder with a Finding of Particular Gravity Washington, DC: 06/17/2025 “Alaa M., a 40-year-old Syrian doctor, was sentenced to
Data on witness interviews collected by SJAC.
For over six months, several EU member states have suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrian nationals, rightly citing shifting and uncertain conditions on the ground as a barrier
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #98 Hearing Date: February 20, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is
In April 2024, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) published “She is Still a Child,” a report based on interviews with 22 families that documented 23 cases of child
TRIAL OF AHMAD H. Hanseatic Higher Regional Court – Hamburg, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #19 Hearing Dates: November 26 & 27, 2024 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #97 Hearing Date: February 11 & 13, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this
On May 17, President Al-Sharaa signed Decree No. 20 regarding the formation of a National Commission for Transitional Justice (NCTJ). The Decree provides that the NCTJ will be responsible for
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #96 Hearing Date: February 6, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is