Documentation

Clashes at the Syrian-Jordanian Border Highlight Need to Address Growing Captagon Trade

Clashes at the Syrian-Jordanian Border Highlight Need to Address Growing Captagon Trade

In recent months, clashes along the Syrian-Jordanian border have become increasingly common,  a result of the growing cross-border trade of  captagon. With the recent opening of the Jaber crossing in

A Toxic Legacy - Chemical Weapons and Birth Defects in Syria

A Toxic Legacy - Chemical Weapons and Birth Defects in Syria

Since 2012, chemical weapon attacks by the Assad government have killed and injured thousands of Syrians. Such attacks are not only deadly but also psychologically terrorizing for victims. However, emerging

Perpetrators’ documentation as sources for casualty recording

Perpetrators’ documentation as sources for casualty recording

[Previously published [https://everycasualty.org/perpetrators-documentation-as-sources-of-evidence-for-casualty-recording/] on Every Casualty on October 20, 2021] This article is based on the presentation given by Roger Lu Phillips at a webinar on casualty

Spike in “Honor Killings” Fuels Protests for Accountability in Northeast Syria

Spike in “Honor Killings” Fuels Protests for Accountability in Northeast Syria

Two recent honor killings in Syria’s northeast have ignited public outrage and started a debate about how these murders should be prosecuted in the community. It is nearly impossible

“We Are Not Like We Used to Be”:  Syrian Responses to Documentation, Truth, and Reconciliation

“We Are Not Like We Used to Be”: Syrian Responses to Documentation, Truth, and Reconciliation

The process of post-conflict reconciliation is understood to go hand-in-hand with truth-seeking and remembrance of human rights abuses, in the hope that they will not be repeated. In Syria, however,

New Documents Show Syrian Government Used Schools for Military Purposes

New Documents Show Syrian Government Used Schools for Military Purposes

The devastation of the Syrian conflict on the country’s education system has been widely reported since the early days of the conflict. Schools have been targeted by military airstrikes,

The Shadows of Surveillance: Government Documents Confirm Syrian Embassies Monitored Syrians Abroad

The Shadows of Surveillance: Government Documents Confirm Syrian Embassies Monitored Syrians Abroad

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2019 Highlights: SJAC's year in documentation, analysis, and research

2019 Highlights: SJAC's year in documentation, analysis, and research

Since its formation in 2012, SJAC has worked toward a Syria defined by justice, respect for human rights, and rule of law – where all Syrians live in peace. SJAC pursues

SJAC's Database: How SJAC is Using Technology to Transform the Field of Human Rights Documentation

SJAC's Database: How SJAC is Using Technology to Transform the Field of Human Rights Documentation

The Syrian conflict has been documented by civilians and eyewitnesses at an unprecedented scale. Perpetrators, victims, and eye-witnesses have captured millions of videos and images, many of which have been

Documents Obtained by SJAC Show Role of Syrian Intelligence in Directing Humanitarian Aid

Documents Obtained by SJAC Show Role of Syrian Intelligence in Directing Humanitarian Aid

In recent weeks, two reports published by Human Rights Watch [https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/28/syria-government-co-opting-recovery-efforts] and Chatham House [https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/principled-aid-syria-framework-international-agencies] have shed