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Fighting on the Coast Needs Documentation

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The conflict in Syria took another turn last week when the country’s coastal region witnessed the outbreak of intense fighting between rebels and government forces. Not only do the

The Shallow and Deep Ends of Transitional Justice

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At the outset of 2013, the SJAC commented on the need to keep up the momentum of transitional justice efforts in Syria. We wrote that “talking about transitional justice in

International Criminal Justice Day for Syria?

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Last Wednesday, International Criminal Justice Day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Day_for_International_Justice] marked the 15th anniversary of the Rome Statute and celebrated the International Criminal Court’

Documenting “all sides”

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The internal politics of Syria’s conflict have never been simple, but they just got even more complicated. Earlier this week, Free Syrian Army Supreme council Member Kamal Hamami was

Epidemics and endangered doctors: Syria’s man-made health crisis

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Hepatitis, typhoid, cholera, and dysentery. Those are the just some of the diseases expected to continue to spread through Syria. According to Dr. Jaouad Mahjour, a Director at WHO’s

With escalation looming, accountability more urgent than ever

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Violence in Syria looks about to get even worse. Just as the United States and the EU announce they will supply arms [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-concludes-syrian-forces-used-chemical-weapons/2013/

The opposition and accountability

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Days ago, the UN’s Commission of Inquiry on Syria released its latest report [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13402&LangID=E] , which covers events

Keeping faith in transitional justice

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If ever a war-torn country could benefit from transitional justice, it is Syria. But as the conflict becomes more protracted and gruesome, many see transitional justice as a distant mirage,

Documenting torture in Raqqa

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“Documents, prison cells, interrogation rooms, and torture devices.” That’s whatHuman Rights Watch researchers found when they visited Syrian security and intelligence facilities in Raqqa city last month. The discoveries

Why cannibalism is not the story

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Syrian rebel fighter Khaled Al-Hamad recently gained worldwide infamy for ripping out and chewing the lung of a regime soldier in a (graphic) video posted to YouTube. The gruesome horror