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,
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
Trials concerning crimes against humanity, such as the one currently taking place in Koblenz [https://syriaaccountability.org/trial-monitoring/], show that victims of core international crimes often do not know enough
Recent media reports [https://www.syriahr.com/en/214164/] from Northwest Syria have once again raised concerns about the prospect of forced demographic change in the country and the role
*This blog was originally published in Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/75849/a-drop-in-the-ocean-a-preliminary-assessment-of-the-koblenz-trial-on-syrian-torture/] .* April 23 marks one year since the start of the trial of two former Syrian intelligence