Detaining journalists, stifling accountability
An image of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto is shown on a large monitor screen in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 during a TV news broadcast reporting her death in Syria.
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Sectarianism, transition and unity
The Syrian uprising is increasingly portrayed as a conflict with significant ethnic dimensions. The LA Times recently featured a story about Sunni rebels targeting their Shiite neighbors. Other divides exist
Interview with Dr. Daniel Serwer on Transition in Syria
Dr. Daniel Serwer This week the SJAC interviews Dr. Daniel Serwer [http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/about/bios/daniel_serwer.htm], who brings his expertise to bear upon issues of transitional
Mapping Accountability Efforts in Syria
Panel at “Mapping Accountability Efforts in Syria” event. “The conflict in Syria is considered one of the most well-documented conflicts ever- if not the best documented conflict ever,” said Meghan
Mainstreaming women’s voices in Syria’s transition
“You know there’s hundreds of thousands of girls like you, you’re not alone in this revolution,” Ms. Yaman Al Qadri, then 18, reminded herself after being arrested by
Red lines everywhere: Indefensible crimes committed in Syria
While US President Barack Obama once drew the “red line [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/20/remarks-president-white-house-press-corps] ” in Syria at chemical weapons, that line has been crossed with
Transitional justice for tough questions
The possibility of negotiations between the al-Assad regime and the Syrian Opposition Coalition has recently risen to prominence. But the prospect of any kind of transition, whether somewhat negotiated or
Sexual- and gender-based violence in Syria: Documentation and justice
Sexual- and gender-based violence has rightly gained attention as a notorious dimension of the conflict in Syria. Documenting these crimes is important, but unfortunately they are especially difficult to prosecute.
Ad hoc courts: More transition than justice
With governmental authority expelled from rebel-controlled areas, gone also are the benefits of even a dysfunctional bureaucratic civil service. When it comes to legal authority, Syrian groups have stepped up
Documentation: The first draft of history
Is genocide occurring [http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html] in Syria? Has the regime already used chemical weapons [http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/