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
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
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
“Their only sin was to want to live in dignity:” Urgent Action is Needed in Idlib
In June, SJAC’s Documentation Team Lead crossed the border from southern Turkey into Northwest Syria in order to spend the Eid holiday with her family. The Team Lead manages
Syrians Arrested, Killed Under Reconciliation Agreements
As the Syrian government continues to promote its narrative that the conflict is winding down, truces that the government refers to as “reconciliation agreements” have become an increasingly common method
What SJAC has Learned from Documenting the Role of Children in the Syrian Conflict
Syrian refugee children singing at a social center in Northern Lebanon. Source: Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singing_helps_ease_the_memories_of_conflict_for_Syrian_children_in_
Statement issued by Syrian organizations working in the fields of documentation, accountability and transitional justice in support of the work of the
IIIM Head Catherine Marchi-Uhel speaks to attendees at a UN panel to discuss support for the Mechanism | Photo from UN Web TV Wednesday, 18 April 2018 We, the signatories to
7 Complex Legal Issues SJAC Has Addressed in its Data Analysis
A screenshot of SJAC’s database, Corroborator. SJAC’s Data Analysis team tags, labels, links, and writes descriptions for each actor and piece of documentation in the database according to
Syria Deeply - Long Read: How the Syrian War Changed How War Crimes Are Documented
Cristina Roca examines the current landscape of individuals and groups documenting human rights abuses in Syria. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) Executive Director Mohammad Al Abdallah explains how the
Torture Is Now a Normal Part of Syrian Warfare
As the conflict in Syria enters its sixth year, gross human rights violations remain one of the main features in the conflict. Although the anniversary of the uprising this year