Makhlouf’s demise is deserved, but not enough
The long-rumored falling out between Bashar Al-Assad and his cousin Rami Makhlouf, the most prominent businessman in Syria and once close confidant of the president, publicly unraveled last week in
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Syrians in Lebanon face discriminatory measures amid Coronavirus lockdown
With the spread of the coronavirus, human rights advocates and humanitarian workers have raised the alarm [https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-leaves-refugees-and-idps-vulnerable/] about the potential dangers of outbreaks in refugee
Driven by poverty, Syrians are paying the ultimate price in Libya
Late last month, the government in Tripoli raised alarms [https://www.ft.com/content/2949db12-6abc-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3] on a potential source of COVID 19 in the country: hundreds of Syrian fighters arriving
UN Fails to Acknowledge Own Failures in Hospital Attacks Inquiry
On April 6, 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a summary of the report [https://www.un.org/sg/sites/www.un.org.sg/files/atoms/files/NWS_BOI_Summary_
As COVID-19 bears down on Syria, should sanctions be lifted?
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to create unprecedented difficulties across the world, calls have mounted for economic sanctions to be lifted in response to pressing humanitarian and medical concerns. On
COVID-19 Canceled the UN Human Rights Council. This is What Families of the Missing Had Hoped to Say.
In March of this year, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), along with a number of Syrian families whose loved ones were kidnapped by ISIS, were scheduled to attend
SJAC to monitor first trial of Senior Government Official
A German court has scheduled the first hearings in the ground-breaking trial of a former Syrian government official and his subordinate for acts of torture, the first [https://www.ecchr.
Public Health as a Weapon: Syria and COVID-19
COVID-19 has almost certainly reached Syria. The extent of the infection, however, has been completely shuttered from the outside world. Officially, the Syrian government claims zero confirmed cases, but the
Europe’s Response to Refugees is Immoral and Unlawful
For months, leaders in Europe watched the crisis in Idlib unfold with routine condemnation and little action. European leaders were finally shaken from passivity on February 27, when Turkey announced
NEW REPORT: SJAC Reviews the State of Justice in Syria
On the eve of the 9th anniversary of the Syrian revolution, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) has released “The State of Justice in Syria 2020 [https://syriaaccountability.org/