New Report: The State of Justice in Syria, 2021
March 15, 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria. While initial steps towards pursuing justice for survivors of human rights abuses have begun, there is still a
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Reflections on the Eyad Al-Gharib Judgment
On February 24, 2021, the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz found Eyad Al-Gharib guilty of aiding and abetting torture and forced imprisonment as crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to
Coverage of the ISIS Beatles Trial Should Avoid Sensationalism and Center Victims
A recent New York Times scandal [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/business/media/new-york-times-caliphate-podcast.html] has renewed discussions on media coverage of ISIS, specifically the danger of sensationalism
Blackmailing Syrians: Confiscating the Properties of Draft Evaders
Statements made several days ago by Brigadier-General Elias al-Bitar, head of the army’s Exemption and Reserve branch, have sown chaos and confusion among Syrians. Syrian men living outside the
Building Pressure Against EU Treatment of Refugees and Migrants
Over the last decade, EU treatment of Syrian refugees has been ambivalent. On the one hand, some states have shown generosity by accepting and supporting large numbers of Syrians fleeing
ISIS and Cycles of Violence: Attaining Security by Protecting Rights in Syria and Iraq
The continued failure to obtain justice in the Syrian conflict is contributing to cyclical violence beyond the country’s borders in neighboring Iraq. Both the January 21 suicide bombings in
SJAC Calls on ICC Prosecutor to Investigate Crimes Against Humanity Committed by Greece Against Refugees
A full PDF of SJAC’s submission to the International Criminal Court is available for download, here. Washington, D.C. January 28, 2021 “The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of
Syrian Organizations Respond to the UN Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures
A full PDF of this statement is available here. [https://syriaaccountability.org/library/syrian-organizations-respond-to-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-unilateral-coercive-measures/] The undersigned organizations stress the need to strategically assess the prevailing argumentation surrounding a renewed debate
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
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