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At the UN, governments and civil society meet to build a foundation for justice in Syria

IIIM Head Catherine Marchi-Uhel speaks to attendees at a UN panel to discuss support for the Mechanism | Photo from UN Web TV [http://webtv.un.org/search/panel-discussion-on-building-the-foundation-for-justice-in-syria/5583170043001/?term=

De Mistura versus the Commission of Inquiry: Where does the Syrian conflict actually stand?

UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura prepares to brief press | Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State [https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/27072606095] On August 30, UN

Euronews - UN and EU say Geneva talks must restart to keep Syria intact

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah speaks to Euronews about the need for Syria peace negotiations in Geneva to prioritize justice and accountability. “One of

NPR - YouTube Inadvertently Erases Syrian War Videos In Purge Of Extremist Propaganda

NPR’s Kelly McEvers speaks to Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah and Sarah El Deeb of the Associated Press about YouTube’s efforts to

The Responsibility of Technology Companies in the Age of Digital Human Rights Documentation

A YouTube notice that a video is unavailable. Over the past few weeks, the video streaming website YouTube has removed [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/world/middleeast/syria-youtube-videos-isis.

Le Monde - Del Ponte’s Resignation and the UN’s Missteps in Syria

Le Monde - Del Ponte’s Resignation and the UN’s Missteps in Syria

Earlier this month, Carla Del Ponte, a co-commissioner of the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Syrian Arab Republic, resigned, frustrated by the lack of progress in promoting

Assad’s Son, Math Competitions, and Solving the Syrian Nepotism Equation

On July 17, Hafez Al-Assad, the son of Bashar Al-Assad, participated in the International Math Olympiad competition in Brazil as a member of the Syrian national team. Hafez scored last

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