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“Their only sin was to want to live in dignity:” Urgent Action is Needed in Idlib

“Their only sin was to want to live in dignity:” Urgent Action is Needed in Idlib

In June, SJAC’s Documentation Team Lead crossed the border from southern Turkey into Northwest Syria in order to spend the Eid holiday with her family. The Team Lead manages

Fires fuel retribution and paranoia in Northeast Syria

Fires fuel retribution and paranoia in Northeast Syria

After years of drought, heavy rainfalls this year had raised hopes for a bountiful harvest. Yet across Northern Syria, farmers are watching helplessly as months of toil and their source

SJAC and Partners Urge Caution with regard to International Tribunal limited to ISIS Crimes

SJAC and Partners Urge Caution with regard to International Tribunal limited to ISIS Crimes

On Monday, representatives from eleven European countries met in Stockholm [https://www.government.se/press-releases/2019/06/sweden-to-host-expert-meeting-on-isis-tribunal/] to discuss the possibility of establishing an international tribunal to prosecute ISIS

Report Release: An Analysis of Classified Syrian Security Sector Documents

Report Release: An Analysis of Classified Syrian Security Sector Documents

The highest levels of the Syrian government were privy to the unjustified detention of women and children, authorized lethal force against civilians, and actively discriminated against the Kurdish minority. SJAC’

Families of ISIS Missing Deserve Truth

Families of ISIS Missing Deserve Truth

The ‘Coalition of Families of Those Kidnapped by ISIS’, a new organization of Syrian families based in Paris, held a joint news conference [https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/

The Astana Process Has Failed Idlib

The Astana Process Has Failed Idlib

Over the past two weeks, Russia and the Syrian government have significantly escalated airstrikes on the de-escalation zone in Northwestern Syria, pounding the last rebel-held territories in southern Idlib and

Meeting the Challenges of Northeastern Syria

Meeting the Challenges of Northeastern Syria

In recent months, discussions on Northeastern Syria have centered on one question: who will control the region after a United States military draw down? The answer will undoubtedly shape the

Lessons for Syria from Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission

Lessons for Syria from Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission

Since the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was toppled in 2011, Tunisia has embarked on the long process of reconciliation and transitional justice. This past week, 8 years

Prosecuting ISIS in Northeast Syria

Prosecuting ISIS in Northeast Syria

On April 11, the Syrian Democratic Forces announced an agreement [https://www.france24.com/en/20190411-syria-kurds-say-deal-made-31000-displaced-iraqis-go-home] with Baghdad to repatriate 31,000 Iraqis, mostly women and children, currently held in