A “Managed Transition” is Meaningless without Justice
Tensions between Russia and the United States appear to have crescendoed in recent weeks, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama exchanging tough remarks at the UN
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Refugees in Europe: An Opportunity for Justice
Over the past month, news on Syria has been dominated by the growing refugee crisis. An estimated 3,000 migrants [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/25/us-europe-migrants-un-idUSKCN0QU12M20150825] , many
Al-Ahram - Drowning refugees: How European and Arab States failed Syrian people
After a photo of three-year-old Syrian Aylan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach went viral, Mariam Mecky and Alia Soliman report on the international outrage to the plight of
Population Transfers: The Wrong Path to Peace
Joshua Landis [http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/] plan to divide Syria as presented to CNN [http://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2014/11/08/exp-gps-landis-sot-syria.cnn] On August 12, Iran
The Question of Amnesty: Balancing Truth and Justice
Last week marked a major shift in Russia’s position on the Syrian conflict. In a rare show of unity, Russia joined other members of the UN Security Council in
Al-Monitor - Former US ambassador: There won't be peace in Syria without prosecution of Assad
Barbara Slavin talks to Stephen Rapp, former US ambassador-at-large and chief of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice about how peace in Syria will not
UNSC Passes Historic Resolution but Overlooks Justice
Earlier today, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2235 establishing a Joint Investigative Mechanism to look into the use of chemical weapons, including chlorine gas, during the Syrian
Standardized ISIS Detention Procedures: Structured Brutality, Battlefield Adaptability
Over the past several months, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s (SJAC) Documentation Team in Turkey has worked to document detention centers run by the Islamic State of Iraq
de Volkskrant - 'Nieuw bewijs dat Koerden kindsoldaten inzetten in Syrië'
Pieter Hotse Smit reports on new evidence provided by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that Kurdish armed groups used child soldiers in their fight last year against the Islamic State of