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New Documents Show Syrian Government Used Schools for Military Purposes

New Documents Show Syrian Government Used Schools for Military Purposes

The devastation of the Syrian conflict on the country’s education system has been widely reported since the early days of the conflict. Schools have been targeted by military airstrikes,

A Syrian Guide to Justice in the United States

A Syrian Guide to Justice in the United States

On September 4, 2019, SJAC launched six Universal Jurisdiction briefs [https://syriaaccountability.org/resources/universal-jurisdiction/] at the House of Democracy and Human Rights in Berlin, Germany. These briefs focused on

How Facebook Failed in Syria

How Facebook Failed in Syria

In October 2020, in the wake of the decapitation of the French high school teacher Samuel Paty, a Syrian user took to Facebook to praise the brutal murder. After SJAC

SJAC Shares New Human Rights Training in Arabic

SJAC Shares New Human Rights Training in Arabic

For more than 9 years, Syrian activists and human rights groups have collected documentation and evidence on violations of human rights and international law in Syria. This documentation is vital

Glossary - Essential Terms for Understanding the Koblenz Trial

Glossary - Essential Terms for Understanding the Koblenz Trial

Glossary Essential Terms for Understanding the Koblenz Trial A PDF of this resource is available here. [https://syriaaccountability.org/library/glossary-essential-terms-for-understanding-the-koblenz-trial/] GermanEnglishDefinitionAngeklagterdefendantA defendant is an accused person or indicted accused

Bayanat: SJAC’s New Open-Source Database

Bayanat: SJAC’s New Open-Source Database

Social media data has the power to hold human rights violators accountable and to help victims’ families identify their loved ones. Likewise, the advent of the citizen-journalist has strengthened human