While fears of forced return have long haunted Syrian refugees in neighboring countries, including Lebanon [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2019/07/18/new-government-policies-worsen-conditions-of-refugees-in-lebanon/] and Turkey [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2019/
Foreign involvement in the Syrian conflict can be traced to every corner of the globe, including Russia, Turkey, the United States, and neighboring countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran.
The ISIS Bureau of Justice & Grievances played a central role in the governance and decision-making of administrative, civil, and criminal matters, terrorizing local communities by facilitating the establishment of
The governorate of Idlib in northwest Syria has been under bombardment by Russian and Syrian forces since April of 2019, with an increased assault in December. Since December 16th, over
Since its formation in 2012, SJAC has worked toward a Syria defined by justice, respect for human rights, and rule of law – where all Syrians live in peace. SJAC pursues
The international community has been heavily criticized for failing to sufficiently respond to the plight of the Rohingya, Muslims who have been the subject of a campaign of mistreatment in
Sednaya prison is a notorious military prison outside of Damascus, which former detainees have referred [https://www.npr.org/2017/02/09/514326212/former-detainee-describes-atrocities-inside-syrian-prison] to as “the place where you
Speaking at an event in London earlier this month, Staffan de Mistura, the former UN Special Envoy to Syria, told [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/05/ex-un-syria-envoy-says-he-quit-to-avoid-having-to-shake-assads-hand] the
The Syrian conflict has been documented by civilians and eyewitnesses at an unprecedented scale. Perpetrators, victims, and eye-witnesses have captured millions of videos and images, many of which have been
Since Turkey’s incursion into northeast Syria, there has been mounting evidence [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkish-kurdish-battle-syria-border-town-1.5320880] of war crimes perpetrated against civilians in the region. Turkish-backed