The State of Justice in Syria 2024

The “State of Justice in Syria, 2024” is the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre’s (SJAC’s) fifth annual report, focusing on human rights violations and justice efforts in Syria in 2023. This year, Syrians suffered a worsening economic collapse, a result of years of conflict and Syrian government mismanagement aggravated by international sanctions. This situation was dramatically worsened by the devastating earthquake that struck northwest Syria and southern Türkiye in February, causing massive destruction and loss of life throughout opposition-held and Turkish-occupied areas. As of May 2023, 15.3 million Syrians across every district of Syria needed humanitarian assistance and an estimated 90 percent of the Syrian population was living below the poverty line. Aid efforts were further complicated when, in July, Russia vetoed the renewal of the UN cross-border aid mechanism at Bab al-Hawa, preventing access to northwest Syria and leading to protracted negotiations between the UN and Syrian government that delayed the delivery of vital assistance to the region.