The Women Left Behind
When Fatima’s (name changed) husband disappeared in 2013, she risked her life to find any news of him. “I searched in all security branches, but to give any information,
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Turkey Has Opened the Door to the European Court of Human Rights for Syrian Victims
As most readers will be aware, Syrian victims of the nine-year conflict in their country have scant opportunities for justice. Russia has repeatedly vetoed efforts to refer the situation to
Letter to the Committee on Detainees and Kidnapped Persons in Syria
20 May 2020 To: Syrians for Detainees and Abductees Syrian Democratic Council In a press release on 5 April 2020, the Syrian Democratic Council announced the formation of a committee
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
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.