*This blog was originally published in Just Security [https://www.justsecurity.org/75849/a-drop-in-the-ocean-a-preliminary-assessment-of-the-koblenz-trial-on-syrian-torture/] .* April 23 marks one year since the start of the trial of two former Syrian intelligence
“Courts seized of these types of allegations should carefully consider how to engage in public outreach to populations most affected by the alleged crimes, including through interpretation services and providing
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL–GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 24 Hearing Dates: January 13 & 14, 2021 >>Trial Report 25 Inside
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 23 Hearing dates of January 6 and 7, 2021 >>Trial Report 24
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 22 Hearing Date: December 16, 2020 >>Trial Report 23 Inside the Raslan
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 21 Hearing Dates: December 9 & 10, 2020 >>Trial Report 22 Inside
On April 23, 2020, Germany was commended on the start of “the world’s first trial on state-torture” [https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/44167-first-time-torture-assad-regime-discussed-in-court.html] . Still, close observers of the
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 20 Hearing Dates: December 1 & 2, 2020 >>Trial Report 21 Inside
TRIAL OF ANWAR RASLAN and EYAD AL GHARIB Higher Regional Court – Koblenz, Germany Trial Monitoring Report 19 Hearing dates of November 25 and 26, 2020 >>Trial Report 20
On February 24, 2021, the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz found Eyad Al-Gharib guilty of aiding and abetting torture and forced imprisonment as crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to