As Russia has, for the time being, closed the door on all available means for international accountability against the Assad government’s atrocities in Syria, human rights groups and lawyers
Anne Barnard, Ben Hubbard, and Ian Fisher report on efforts to document atrocities in the Syria conflict and to bring perpetrators to justice. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive
US President Donald Trump’s Facebook post, seemingly equating military action with justice, the day after the United States launched strikes against Syria Last Thursday, the United States launched strikes
Ambassador Nikki Haley at the UN Security Council session on Syria. Photo from UN TV [http://webtv.un.org/search/the-situation-in-the-middle-east-syria-security-council-7915th-meeting/5386184129001?term=Syria] Monday, reports emerged that over 70
DatNav Arabic cover. Photo from The Engine Room [https://www.theengineroom.org/datnav-now-available-in-arabic/]. This week in Brussels, human rights and technology organizations convened at RightsCon [https://www.rightscon.org/] to
New York Times Correspondent Nick Cumming-Bruce discusses the acceptance of a criminal case in Spain’s national court against nine high-ranking Syrian security services officials accused of state terrorism related
Last week, in a Russia-brokered agreement [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-waer-idUSKBN16P073] between pro-government and opposition forces, approximately 1,100 civilians left their homes in the Homs neighborhood of al-Waer.
In an article published as part of News Deeply’s “Women and Jihad Series”, Alexandra Bradford meets with Yazidi women and men working to free thousands of Yazidi women and
Late last year, two cases were filed against the Syrian government alleging serious violations of international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, in courts in France and Germany.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. Photo of UN Geneva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unisgeneva/8517474521/in/photolist-eFmDSL-R9PxhB-dYEhqZ-9oBvmh-R7agiG-9ESw24-9ESvVP-Q66tWb-RkBNfz-RhaqDQ-R7VcLo-9EVshS-Q7Ae3t-RaBKT6-Q7ybFt-QLXqp3-RazFd8-RaBKLc-QLS2D3-RmdBW8-RazFkn-Q7ybXF-Q4NSof-9ESwh2-Q7AcZB-RnwEdk-Q4L4Uh-QJvfDw-Q7xJhM-9ESwcp-QLRBWd-RaziDB-R7Y3v3-RbUsAk-NnCewy-B9viMg-PGYrTA-AYGyfN-P3hoeT-QkGSj9-QJqw4p-QJqvuD-QRpXZY-QRpYdy-QLVmaq-QgT6at-RaCJGM-PLvvro-PCwhUo-QRpXDh] 19 January 2