On 15 September 2020, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (COI) issued its 21st report on the situation in Syria (English [https://undocs.
It is increasingly likely that two ISIS fighters, involved in the killing of several Americans, will be brought to trial in a courtroom in Virginia [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/
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Five mass graves found this year alone with many more expected to be uncovered Twenty-eight mass graves have been discovered since the territorial defeat of ISIS in northeast Syria three
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, often referred to simply as the Caesar Act [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2020/02/20/the-caesar-act-impacts-and-implementation/] , officially entered into force on June 17, 2020.
On August 5, the Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria issued law no: 7/2020 [http://smne-syria.com/gc/2020/08/06/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre reminds the world of the hundreds of disappeared in Syria who were kidnapped by
The explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at a port in Beirut on August 4 decimated a large section of the city and has left hundreds of thousands
Berlin/Koblenz, 19 August 2020 – Accredited Arabic-speaking journalists will finally have access to simultaneous German-Arabic interpretation during the world’s first trial on Syrian state torture before the Higher Regional
Berlin, 14 August 2020 – Language barriers are a significant hurdle for Syrians who want to follow and report on the first trial about state torture in Syria [https://syriaaccountability.org/