One year after the Beirut blast that killed over 200 people, including Syrian refugees [https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2020/8/5f32469f4/beirut-blast-death-toll-includes-dozens-refugees-emergency-response-ramps.html] , Lebanon lacks a functioning
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.
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 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%
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,
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
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
“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.
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
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,