A US Department of Defense (DOD) report [https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Civ-Cas-Study-Redacted-just-security.pdf] from April 2018 on the US military’s process for assessing civilian casualties
The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey and France participate in a press conference in November, where they endorsed the prompt creation of a constitutional committee. Source: the Kremlin [http://en.
UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura during the Munich Security Conference in 2017. Source: Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staffan_de_Mistura_MSC_2017.jpg] On November 1st,
An illustration of Rasha Bseis, who was killed by her brother late last month, has been shared widely on social media. The caption reads, ‘a crime of no honor.’ Source
The plight of thousands of detained Syrians has come to public attention in recent months, as the government has begun to update civil registries with previously unreported deaths in custody.
The UN General Assembly Hall in New York City, where the high-level week will take place this month. Source: Wikimedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UN_General_Assembly_hall.
The International Criminal Court in the Hague, which provides psychosocial support to witnesses. Source: the United Nations [https://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/26191581924]. In 1998, the UN passed
Soldiers in Yarmouk carry stolen goods to awaiting trucks. Source: Damascus Voice [https://www.facebook.com/damv011/] On May 21, after a month of fighting between government forces and the
Protesters at Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing. Source: SJAC The rendition, detention and interrogation (RDI) program is again making headlines in the United States with the nomination of Gina Haspel
Thirty years ago this week, Saddam Hussein’s forces attacked the Kurdish town of Halabja in Northeastern Iraq. Iraqi forces first launched a conventional attack, forcing civilians into confined basements