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
As the conflict in Syria worsens, reports have emerged indicating that sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) is being used as a tool of war. However, reliable information on SGBV
Report on Counter-Terrorism Courts in Syria by VDC [http://www.vdc-sy.info/pdf/reports/1430186775-English.pdf] The Violations Documentation Center (VDC), a Syrian human rights documentation organization, recently published a
On June 26, people from around the world commemorated the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Three years ago, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon recognized this
On June 19, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) took control of Tal Abyad and drove out the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The fighting caused about
Last week, in defiance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant and an order by the South African High Court barring his exit, Omar al-Bashir boarded a plane back
On May 21, the United States Central Command (CentCom) issued a statement admitting that two Syrian children died as a result of US airstrikes which targeted the Khorasan Group, an
Speakers at SJAC’s Panel. Photo Credit: SJAC On May 12, the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), in cooperation with the American Bar Association’s International Criminal Court Project
In late April, the Syrian government announced a change to its policy on issuing and renewing passports. Instead of submitting every application to an intelligence review, embassies and consulates will
The Italian Coast Guard rescuing migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa in 2013 | Photo Credit: Guardia Costiera In mid-April, over 900 migrants, many of whom were