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SJAC’s Upcoming Report on Local Ceasefires Will Provide Timely Feedback to U.N. Aleppo Initiative

Staffan de Mistura, United Nations, Special Envoy for Syria speaks at a his first press conference at Geneva. 10 October 2014. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré [https://www.flickr.com/photos/

For Documenters: Top 7 Takeaways from Witness’s Guide to Filming SGBV Survivors

Syria Justice and Accountability Center is currently working to improve [/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-in-conflict-zones/] efforts to effectively document sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), including its documentation strategy and coordination with different types

Seven Key Questions to Document the Effects of Airstrikes in Syria

Seven Key Questions to Document the Effects of Airstrikes in Syria

US Airstrike on ISIL in Syria. Screenshot from CenCom Video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFaBhdwchVI&list=UUNEEHeS9Y2yFVLbWGeHhbYA] Whether used for advocacy or justice, documentation of attacks will

Lessons from Cambodia

Attention over the past few weeks has centered on ongoing conflicts, including ISIS’s activity in Iraq and the situation in Gaza. In another corner of the globe, however, the

World Politics Review - With More Evidence of Assad War Crimes, Is Transitional Justice Possible in Syria?

Frederick Deknatel analyzes the viability of transitional justice efforts in Syria after a former Syrian military photographer known as “Caesar” made available 55,000 photographs showing alleged torture and killings

The Kidnapped Groom

The Kidnapped Groom

The Syria Justice and Accountability Center works to collect and document cases from different sources concerning the arrests and abductions of Syrian citizens. The center is highlighting some of these

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Zones

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Zones

“For decades – if not centuries – there has been a near-total absence of justice for survivors of rape and sexual violence in conflict. We hope this Protocol will be part of

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