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Enab Baladi - Amending the Syrian constitution… achieving a quota or reaching a solution?

Enab Baladi interviews Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah on the role Russia has played in drafting a new constitution, and why it is attempting

Jamil Hassan and the Challenges of Universal Jurisdiction

The Fountain of Justice, in Frankfurt’s Römerberg. Source: Wikimedia [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Frankfurt_-_Justice_fountain_in_R%C3%B6merberg_-_1024.jpg] On

Seeking Justice for Property Theft in Yarmouk

Soldiers in Yarmouk carry stolen goods to awaiting trucks. Source: Damascus Voice [https://www.facebook.com/damv011/] On May 21, after a month of fighting between government forces and the

What SJAC has Learned from Documenting the Role of Children in the Syrian Conflict

Syrian refugee children singing at a social center in Northern Lebanon. Source: Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singing_helps_ease_the_memories_of_conflict_for_Syrian_children_in_

The Principle of Non-Refoulement is Under Threat in Lebanon

The Principle of Non-Refoulement is Under Threat in Lebanon

On May 6, Lebanon went to the polls in the country’s first parliamentary elections since 2009. In a deeply divided country, one campaign position was largely shared across the

The US Senate Again Grapples with the CIA Torture Program During Haspel Confirmation Hearing

Protesters at Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing. Source: SJAC The rendition, detention and interrogation (RDI) program is again making headlines in the United States with the nomination of Gina Haspel

Statement issued by Syrian organizations working in the fields of documentation, accountability and transitional justice in support of the work of the

IIIM Head Catherine Marchi-Uhel speaks to attendees at a UN panel to discuss support for the Mechanism | Photo from UN Web TV Wednesday, 18 April 2018 We, the signatories to

New Commission of Inquiry Report Focuses on Detainees

The COI’s recent report, ‘Detention in the Syrian Arab Republic.’ Source [http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/CoISyria/AWayForward_DetentionInSyria.pdf] . On March 9, the UN  Commission of

Enab Baladi - Are there still opportunities for democratic transition in Syria?

Enab Baladi interviews Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah on Syria’s complicated history with democracy, and how different areas of the country think about

Thirty Years Later: How the Legacy of Halabja has Failed to Protect Syria

Thirty Years Later: How the Legacy of Halabja has Failed to Protect Syria

Thirty years ago this week, Saddam Hussein’s forces attacked the Kurdish town of Halabja in Northeastern Iraq. Iraqi forces first launched a conventional attack, forcing civilians into confined basements