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Atef Najib Trial Highlights Need for Transitional Justice Law

Atef Najib Trial Highlights Need for Transitional Justice Law

SJAC is monitoring the Atef Najib proceedings by attending and documenting each hearing, with the aim of supporting public access, preserving a transparent record of evidence and testimony, and assessing

Syria’s New ‘Transitional Justice Court’: Understanding the Fourth Criminal Court

Syria’s New ‘Transitional Justice Court’: Understanding the Fourth Criminal Court

The Fourth Criminal Court has become one of the first domestic venues through which Syria is attempting to address grave violations committed under the former Assad government. Its proceedings mark

Statement on the Engagement of the IMF and the World Bank in Syria

Statement on the Engagement of the IMF and the World Bank in Syria

The Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights cautions that current IMF and World Bank engagement risks repeating pre-2011 patterns of fiscal austerity, deregulated privatization, and disregard for governance and equity. The

SJAC Begins Monitoring the Trial of Atef Najib

SJAC Begins Monitoring the Trial of Atef Najib

Trial reports from the Atef Najib trial will be available here (ENGLISH/ARABIC).   On Sunday, April 26, 2026, the first prosecution of a former Assad official in Syria began at

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC and TIMEP file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Syria’s TPS Case

PRESS RELEASE: SJAC and TIMEP file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Syria’s TPS Case

Conditions in Syria preclude a safe, dignified and sustainable return of Syrian TPS holders April 20, 2026 Read the amicus brief here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

Bayanat 4 is here

Bayanat 4 is here

The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre is pleased to announce the release of Bayanat 4.0, the largest update in the platform's history — six months and 76 merged

Introducing SJAC’s Arrests Tracker: Monitoring Detention and Criminal Justice Proceedings to Support Transitional Justice

Introducing SJAC’s Arrests Tracker: Monitoring Detention and Criminal Justice Proceedings to Support Transitional Justice

In the post-Assad period, justice processes that address crimes committed by Assad government remnants are a relevant and pressing concern to the Syrian public. Despite commitments to carry out criminal

Former Syrian Air Force Intelligence Colonel Faces Charges of Crimes Against Humanity in the United Kingdom

Former Syrian Air Force Intelligence Colonel Faces Charges of Crimes Against Humanity in the United Kingdom

Washington, DC: March 12, 2026 “The case against Salem Al-Salem, a former Air Force Intelligence colonel, is the first prosecution of its kind in the UK to hold a member

SJAC Begins Monitoring the Coastal Incidents Trial

SJAC Begins Monitoring the Coastal Incidents Trial

In November 2025, at the Palace of Justice in Aleppo, the Syrian Prosecutor General opened criminal proceedings related to the large-scale violence that took place in parts of Syria’s