US Airstrike on ISIL in Syria. Screenshot from CenCom Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFaBhdwchVI&list=UUNEEHeS9Y2yFVLbWGeHhbYA] Whether used for advocacy or justice, documentation of attacks will
Attention over the past few weeks has centered on ongoing conflicts, including ISIS’s activity in Iraq and the situation in Gaza. In another corner of the globe, however, the
Frederick Deknatel analyzes the viability of transitional justice efforts in Syria after a former Syrian military photographer known as “Caesar” made available 55,000 photographs showing alleged torture and killings
The Syria Justice and Accountability Center works to collect and document cases from different sources concerning the arrests and abductions of Syrian citizens. The center is highlighting some of these
“For decades – if not centuries – there has been a near-total absence of justice for survivors of rape and sexual violence in conflict. We hope this Protocol will be part of
Human Rights Watch report [http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/06/22/syria-armed-groups-send-children-battle] on child soldiers, June, 2014. “I lost my studies, I lost my future, I lost everything”—Saleh
“There can be no sustainable democracy without acknowledging and addressing mistakes of the past.”– Tunisian President Moncef Al-Marzouki, 9 June 2014 Last week, Tunisia launched a Truth and Dignity Commission,
“They Burned My Heart”: War Crimes in Northern Idlib during Peace Plan Negotiations HRW-They-Burned-My-Heart-2012_AR.pdf 151 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/HRW-They-Burned-My-Heart-2012_AR.pdf] This report
Syria: Attacks on Doctors, Patients, and Hospitals PHR-Attacks-Doctors-Syria-2011_EN-1.pdf 360 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/PHR-Attacks-Doctors-Syria-2011_EN-1.pdf] In this December 2011 report, Physicians for Human
Facilitating Women’s Participation in Truth & Reconciliation Commissions: Core Elements PILPG-Womens-Participation-in-Truth-Commissions-2013_EN.pdf 328 KB download-circle [https://v3.syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/PILPG-Womens-Participation-in-Truth-Commissions-2013_EN.pdf] Identifies the core