Consternation with America’s unending wars on terrorism is understandable given the pliability [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/bipartisan-bill-rein-presidential-war-making] of the mandate assumed post-911 and the expansive use of
In April, SJAC published a series of eight questions [https://syriaaccountability.org/faqs-universal-jurisdiction/] sent to us by Syrians who wanted to learn more about how to file criminal complaints against
The undersigned organizations, representing a diverse collection of Syrian civil society, want to reiterate our unified support for an independent, international, inclusive missing persons mechanism, in line with prior requests
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Israel has regularly conducted airstrikes on Syrian government troops [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220224-three-syrian-soldiers-killed-in-israeli-strike-near-damascus-state-media] , Iran-backed forces [https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 9 Hearing Date: April 26, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this summary is not a verbatim transcript
The Koblenz Trial [https://syriaaccountability.org/the-trial-of-anwar-raslan-and-eyad-al-gharib/] and the trial of Alaa M. [https://syriaaccountability.org/update-german-prosecutor-indicted-syrian-doctor-for-crimes-against-humanity/] in Frankfurt are the first time that Syrians are witnessing affiliates of the
Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #8 Hearing Date: April 5 & 7, 2022 CAUTION: Some testimony includes descriptions of torture. Note that this report is not a
Last week, the Syrian government announced a decree awarding amnesty to all those accused of committing acts of terrorism prior to 30 April 2022. This announcement was followed by the
SJAC’s missing person program seeks to discover the fates of and pursue justice for those kidnapped by ISIS in Northeast Syria. SJAC is actively seeking information about those who
As part of SJAC’s most recent report on missing persons in formerly ISIS-controlled Syria, SJAC collaborated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the University