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The Nation - Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors?

The Nation - Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors?

Lauren Wolfe examines efforts to document evidence of sexual violence in the Syria conflict and provide justice to survivors. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah

Genocide and War Crimes in National Courts: the Conviction of Rios Montt in Guatemala and its Aftermath

Genocide and War Crimes in National Courts: the Conviction of Rios Montt in Guatemala and its Aftermath

This ASIL Insight provides an assessment of the Rios Montt trial, the first time that a former head of state had been convicted of genocide in a national court.

Armed Opposition’s Indiscriminate Attacks in Aleppo

Armed Opposition’s Indiscriminate Attacks in Aleppo

Since the Syrian army entered Syrian cities in mid-2011, most cities have been divided between regime-controlled areas and armed opposition-controlled areas. Syrian city inhabitants are the primary sufferers of this

Reparations: Founded upon Data and Dialogue

Reparations: Founded upon Data and Dialogue

Today’s post highlights the fourth installment of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s “Memorandum Series.” For more on Documentation and Truth-seeking, download and read the full memorandum [http:

A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform

A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform

A Women’s Guide to Security Sector Reform Women-Guide-Security-Sector-Reform-2013_AR.pdf 3 MB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/Women-Guide-Security-Sector-Reform-2013_AR.pdf] Despite a range of international laws and

Security Sector Reform

Security Sector Reform

Security Sector Reform USAID-DOD-State_Security-Sector-Reform-Guide_2009.pdf 628 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/USAID-DOD-State_Security-Sector-Reform-Guide_2009.pdf] This paper provides Department of State, Department of Defense, and

Purging the Past: The Current State of Lustration Laws in the Former Communist Bloc

Purging the Past: The Current State of Lustration Laws in the Former Communist Bloc

Purging the Past: The Current State of Lustration Laws in the Former Communist Bloc Ellis-2007-Purging-Past.pdf 71 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/Ellis-2007-Purging-Past.pdf] Lustration laws, though

Justice or Revenge? The Human Rights Implications of Lustration in Poland

Justice or Revenge? The Human Rights Implications of Lustration in Poland

Justice or Revenge? The Human Rights Implications of Lustration in Poland HIA_Justice-or-Revenge_2007_EN.pdf 264 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/HIA_Justice-or-Revenge_2007_EN.pdf]

Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe

Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe

Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe KAS_Lustration-and-Consolidation_2007_EN.pdf 1 MB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/KAS_

A Bitter Legacy: Lessons of De-Baathification in Iraq

A Bitter Legacy: Lessons of De-Baathification in Iraq

A Bitter Legacy: Lessons of De-Baathification in Iraq ICTJ-Iraq-De-Baathification-2013_AR.pdf 2 MB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/ICTJ-Iraq-De-Baathification-2013_AR.pdf] Summarizes the structure and impact of de-Baathification