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.
Articles
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.
PRESS RELEASE: New report reveals systematic disposal and destruction of human remains by the Syrian government
Monday, Oct 31st, 2022- Washington, D.C. “The Syrian Military Intelligence and the Syrian Army’s 9th Division burned the corpses of civilians, defectors, opposition members, and other non-combatants they
Life After ISIS: Prospects for Reconciliation in Formerly ISIS-Controlled Syria
Three years after the territorial defeat of ISIS, areas of northern Syria formerly controlled by the group are still struggling to grapple with its legacy. Entire families remain detained without
PRESS RELEASE: Report Reveals New Details on Attacks Against Hospitals and Medical Personnel by Syrian Government and Russian Forces
Read the report here [https://syriaaccountability.org/hunting-the-wounded/]“This investigation is another example which shows the extent to which the Syrian government and its allies have pursued military strategies designed
Syrian Organizations Ask for a More Ambitious Missing Persons Mechanism
> The proposed Mechanism needs to make meaningful changes for victims of disappearance and their families In late August, after months of anticipation and increasing demands from family networks and
Holding Minors Accountable for Serious Crimes Committed in Syria
Part I – Child Perpetrators in Europe Read Part II here This brief is the first in a two-part series which aims to answer the question of how national, regional, and
PRESS RELEASE: The Syrian Government and its Allies Intentionally Killed and Injured Civilians Fleeing Conflict Zones
“The Syrian Government used evacuation routes to deliberately attack civilians fleeing violence. Siege tactics employed by the government forced civilians to use ‘crossing points' between disputed territories to escape
SJAC's Essential Summer Reading List
Staff picks for understanding current issues in the Syrian conflict