On September 15th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-amnesty-idUSKBN1W00IN]Decree 20/2019, providing amnesty for certain crimes committed before September 14th of this year. The
The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s report, ‘Return is a Dream [https://syriaaccountability.org/return-is-a-dream-options-for-post-conflict-property-restitution-in-syria/] ,’ explores the history of property ownership and administration in Syria and examines property related
On September 4, 2019, SJAC launched its Universal Jurisdiction guides [https://syriaaccountability.org/universal-jurisdiction/] at an event at the House of Democracy and Human Rights in Berlin organized by SJAC
On Friday, August 30, the United Nations will observe the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. For Syrians, this day serves as a stark reminder of the tens
Since 2011, Syrians have witnessed widespread atrocities at an unimaginable scale but they have limited means to seek justice within Syria. Under the principle of “Universal Jurisdiction”, Germany has adopted
August 21st, 2019 will mark six years since the Syrian government attacked Eastern Ghouta with Sarin, killing an estimated [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/30/government-assessment-syrian-government-s-use-chemical-weapons-august-21] 1,429
Eight years into the Syrian war, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has become the leading organization directing and implementing humanitarian aid efforts in Syria. Under regulations set by the
In recent weeks, two reports published by Human Rights Watch [https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/28/syria-government-co-opting-recovery-efforts] and Chatham House [https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/principled-aid-syria-framework-international-agencies] have shed
Since July 12th, Turkish authorities have begun a crackdown on migrants living in Istanbul, following statements [https://ahvalnews.com/syrian-refugees/turkey-deport-syrian-refugees-involved-crime-end-free-health-care-erdogan] from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on new deportation policies
Refugees in Lebanon are facing an impossible choice: stay in an increasingly repressive and hostile environment in Lebanon, or face persecution and violence in returning to Syria. In late June,