The Welcome Corps and Attempts to Resettle Refugees
On January 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of State announced a new private sponsorship program, entitled the Welcome Corps, which allows groups of five or more adult U.S.
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Syria’s Economic Collapse: Violence without a Perpetrator?
Syria’s economic crisis has hit its worst point since the onset of the conflict, and Syrians are paying the price. In December, the Syrian lira fell to an all-time
A Revolving Door of Oppressors: Violence and Violations on Syria’s Frontlines
Before being detained and tortured by ISIS, Sami* was detained by Jabhat Al-Nusra. Before that, Sami was detained by an opposition-affiliated Palestinian militia, and before that, imprisoned by the Syrian
U.S. Expands Potential for War Crimes Cases
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act which expands the ability of prosecutors to charge war criminals in the United
The Captagon Act Explained: Opportunities and Limitations
On December 23, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the “Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking And Garnering Of Narcotics Act,
Holding Minors Accountable for Serious Crimes Committed in Syria
Part II – Child Perpetrators in SDF and Iraqi Custody Read part I here [https://syriaaccountability.org/holding-minors-accountable-for-serious-crimes-committed-in-syria/] This brief is the second in a two-part series which aims to answer
Widening the Search for the Missing Victims of ISIS: Idlib and Aleppo
SJAC has recently expanded the geographic scope of its missing persons program to include formerly ISIS-controlled areas of Idlib and Aleppo governorates. Although SJAC has previously documented cases of forced
Inside SJAC’s Open-Source Investigative Team
Over the past ten years, SJAC has used its open-source database software ‘Bayanat’ [https://bayanat.org/] to compile nearly two million videos, interviews, and documents related to the Syrian conflict.
Germany and the Netherlands Must Improve Psychosocial Support for Survivors in Criminal Trials
The Koblenz Trial – the first major trial against a Syrian government affiliate – took place in Germany from 2020 until 2022. Throughout the proceedings, witnesses and survivors talked in detail about
Understanding the Search for the Missing in Formerly ISIS Controlled Syria
Over the last five years, since ISIS started to lose territorial control within Syria, families and local authorities have been searching for those who went missing during ISIS’s rule.