Does Syria Need a UN Missing Persons Mechanism?
In February of this year, a coalition of Syrian organizations led by survivors and families of the missing in Syria released the new Truth and Justice Charter [https://drive.google.
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UPDATE: German Prosecutor indicted Syrian Doctor for Crimes Against Humanity
Caution: This blog post includes descriptions of torture. After one year of pre-trial detention, the German Federal Prosecutor General filed the public indictment against Alaa M. [https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/
The “Post-War” Tour: How Tourism is Empowering the Syrian Government
The Syrian government’s latest national budget [https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/2021-budget-reveals-the-depth-of-syrias-economic-woes/] paints a grim picture of the country’s finances. With mounting war debt and a 400%
Greece and Denmark Outsource Human Rights: Back door returns of Syrian refugees
Since 2015, waves of displacement around the world have led thousands of refugees to Europe’s borders, putting a strain on its asylum system and creating a humanitarian crisis. Consequently,
Press Release: Historic Syria trial in Koblenz: Academics call for audio recordings
Berlin/Koblenz, 1 July 2021 – Despite the historic significance of the world’s first trial on state-organized torture in Syria, there is no official documentation of the proceedings at the
German Prosecutor about to indict Syrian Doctor for Crimes Against Humanity
An updated version of this article can be accessed here [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2021/07/29/update-german-prosecutor-indicted-syrian-doctor-for-crimes-against-humanity/] Caution: This blog post includes descriptions of torture. After one year of
Press Release - Refuge No More: The Danger of Forced Return to Syria
“The international community should end the forced return of Syrian refugees,” said the Syria Justice and Accountability Center in a new report issued today marking the 21st World Refugee Day.
NGOs are Not Prepared to Fill the Gap if UN Votes to End Cross Border Aid
Since the beginning of Syria’s conflict, international bodies have struggled to provide sufficient humanitarian aid to Syrians throughout the country. Humanitarian mechanisms and NGOs have encountered a host of
“We Are Not Like We Used to Be”: Syrian Responses to Documentation, Truth, and Reconciliation
The process of post-conflict reconciliation is understood to go hand-in-hand with truth-seeking and remembrance of human rights abuses, in the hope that they will not be repeated. In Syria, however,
Yazidi Survivors of ISIS are Still Waiting for International Support
In the aftermath of the territorial defeat of ISIS, harrowing stories of Yazidi survivors of ISIS’s kidnappings and ethnic cleansing were shared around the world. On social media, Yazidi