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Child Soldiers and Child Scholars: Syria’s Next Generation

Human Rights Watch report [http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/06/22/syria-armed-groups-send-children-battle] on child soldiers, June, 2014. “I lost my studies, I lost my future, I lost everything”—Saleh

Learning from Experience: Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission

Learning from Experience: Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission

“There can be no sustainable democracy without acknowledging and addressing mistakes of the past.”– Tunisian President Moncef Al-Marzouki, 9 June 2014 Last week, Tunisia launched a Truth and Dignity Commission,

NPR - Key Areas Retaken, Assad Reasserts Himself Over War-Torn Syria

NPR - Key Areas Retaken, Assad Reasserts Himself Over War-Torn Syria

NPR’s Morning Edition examines President Bashar Al-Assad’s standing in Syria as the country holds a presidential election on Tuesday. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad

Le Courrier - Entre le tyran et le djihad, la résistance

Emmanuel Haddad reports on the efforts of activists resisting the Syrian government and the violence of extremists. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains SJAC’

Anadolu Agency - New Syria torture photos another chapter in abuse

Andalou Agency reports on new photos depicting torture of Syrian opposition members and the latest veto of a resolution by China and Russia that would have referred the Syria crisis

Eight Questions about the International Criminal Court

Eight Questions about the International Criminal Court

French initiatives [http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/uk-syria-crisis-un-icc-idUKKBN0DS1EM20140512] to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) have prompted questions about the ICC, its procedures, and its

The Nation - Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors?

Lauren Wolfe examines efforts to document evidence of sexual violence in the Syria conflict and provide justice to survivors. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah

Armed Opposition’s Indiscriminate Attacks in Aleppo

Armed Opposition’s Indiscriminate Attacks in Aleppo

Since the Syrian army entered Syrian cities in mid-2011, most cities have been divided between regime-controlled areas and armed opposition-controlled areas. Syrian city inhabitants are the primary sufferers of this

Reparations: Founded upon Data and Dialogue

Today’s post highlights the fourth installment of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s “Memorandum Series.” For more on Documentation and Truth-seeking, download and read the full memorandum [http:

Justice, peace, or neither?

Justice, peace, or neither?

This spring brought poignant anniversaries: it has now been three years since the inception of the Syrian crisis, twelve years since the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and