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International Sanctions Are Not a Substitute for Accountability in Syria

The Panama Papers showed blacklisted companies and individuals, including Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, bypassing sanctions through dealings with the law firm Mossack Franseca. | Source: Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/

Responding to Misconceptions Regarding the IIIM

The following article was written through the cooperation of three non-governmental organizations: Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, Syrians for Truth and Justice, and the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. Its

Middle East Eye - The Syrian war crime suspects who could be brought to justice

James Reinl writes about the importance of the new International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to collect and preserve evidence of atrocities in Syria to broadening criminal accountability options with

The Significance of Apologies and Truth-Telling in the Syrian Conflict

Mustafa Tlass (left), photo from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Tlass] and Jihad Makdissi, photo from UN Geneva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unisgeneva/32973644562/in/photolist-S9oK83-So7bTG-S9oK3d-Rek224-ShdAkp-RewWsk-StpU5i-SeLwYj-Shpfkn-SeLxjj-SeLwL5-SeLxK9-cDBQ3A-RewYtV-Rm2wiK-Rm2wte-SqC4kx-SeLxAm-RXvMf9-RewZaz-RXvMnU-RewY84-RewZAe-RewZqp-GgBHPy-GgBHBu-GgBHEf-t6Fa55-sRppUo-R8jdQ3-SdPAjX] On

The Importance of Protecting Mass Graves in Syria

A mass grave in eastern Bosnia. Photo from Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bosnia_mass_grave.jpg] As Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advance on Raqqa, Kurdish sources have

Coalition Airstrikes in Syria and the Issue of Civilian Harm

Home of activist Wassim Abdo in Tabqa where his family was killed allegedly by US airstrike As the US-led global coalition [http://www.inherentresolve.mil/About-Us/] fights the Islamic State

OpenCanada - In Spain, will a pioneering case bring justice for Syrian victims?

Cristina Roca reports on the acceptance of a case in the Spanish national court into alleged crimes of nine senior Syrian government officials against Abdulmuemen Alhaj Hamdo, a truck driver

Sveriges Radio: Syrienkrigets övergrepp dokumenteras för framtiden

Correspondent Inger Arenander features Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah as he explains SJAC’s documentation collection efforts and the role of technology in human

7 Complex Legal Issues SJAC Has Addressed in its Data Analysis

A screenshot of SJAC’s database, Corroborator. SJAC’s Data Analysis team tags, labels, links, and writes descriptions for each actor and piece of documentation in the database according to

Syria Deeply - Long Read: How the Syrian War Changed How War Crimes Are Documented

Cristina Roca examines the current landscape of individuals and groups documenting human rights abuses in Syria. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains how the