SJAC to monitor first trial of Senior Government Official
A German court has scheduled the first hearings in the ground-breaking trial of a former Syrian government official and his subordinate for acts of torture, the first [https://www.ecchr.
Trial Monitoring
How to Prosecute a Militia Mouthpiece
On January 29, 2020, former senior official for Jaysh al-Islam Majidi Mustafa Ne’ma [https://www.fidh.org/en/region/north-africa-middle-east/syria/syria-a-senior-jaysh-al-islam-official-arrested-in-france-and] (known by his nom de guerre as
Myanmar at the ICJ – Is Syria Next?
The international community has been heavily criticized for failing to sufficiently respond to the plight of the Rohingya, Muslims who have been the subject of a campaign of mistreatment in
Justice or Forgiveness? The Case of Anwar Raslan
On February 13, prosecutors in Germany announced that they, in conjunction with their French counterparts, arrested [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-syria/two-syrians-arrested-in-germany-for-suspected-crimes-against-humanity-idUKKCN1Q21GV] three Syrians accused of crimes against humanity.
What Does the Marie Colvin Case Mean for Syrians?
Last week, a U.S. District Court issued a judgement ordering the Syrian government to pay $302.5 million to the family of slain journalist Marie Colvin, sparking considerable discussion
Jamil Hassan and the Challenges of Universal Jurisdiction
The Fountain of Justice, in Frankfurt’s Römerberg. Source: Wikimedia [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Frankfurt_-_Justice_fountain_in_R%C3%B6merberg_-_1024.jpg] On
OpenCanada - In Spain, will a pioneering case bring justice for Syrian victims?
Cristina Roca reports on the acceptance of a case in the Spanish national court into alleged crimes of nine senior Syrian government officials against Abdulmuemen Alhaj Hamdo, a truck driver
New York Times - High-Ranking Syrian Officials Could Face Reckoning in Landmark Spain Case
New York Times Correspondent Nick Cumming-Bruce discusses the acceptance of a criminal case in Spain’s national court against nine high-ranking Syrian security services officials accused of state terrorism related