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

Accountability for Crimes in Syria: Lessons Learned from the Field of International Justice

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

SJAC Event on SGBV Documentation Hosted by the Swedish Embassy

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

Counter-Terrorism Court as a Tool for War Crimes, a Report by the Violations Documentation Center in Syria

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

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

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