#justice and accountability
Syria Offers Cooperation on War Crimes Investigations
Syrian authorities announced their readiness to cooperate with Sweden and other European countries investigating war crimes and human…
Syria Joins UN Crime Prevention Session in Vienna
Syria participated in the 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), with a delegation led by Deputy…
Austria Tries Former Regime Officers for Assad-Era War Crimes
Austrian judicial authorities begun the trial of two Assad-era intelligence officers believed to be guilty of of war crimes and crimes…
Investigation Confirms Assad Regime Murder of Abducted Syrian Family
The National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) announced its investigation has largely concluded that the six children of Syrian…
Syria and Turkey Continue Arrests of ISIS Suspects and Assad-Remnants
Syrian authorities and Turkish intelligence carried out a joint operation inside Syria resulting in the arrest of 10 Turkish citizens…
Militia Leader Captured in Lebanon as Syria Continues Assad-Era Arrests
Syrian authorities intensified their campaign against former Assad-era officials this week with the arrest of Major Gen. Jayez Hammoud…
Syria Expands Accountability in Najib Trial Targeting Assad-Era Officials
Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court pressed ahead Sunday with the second public session in the trial of Atef Najib, a former political security…
Syria Intensifies Ongoing Arrests of Assad-Era Officials
Syrian authorities continue to intensify the campaign to arrest former military and intelligence officials tied to the former Assad regime,…
Syrian Security Forces Continue Capture of Assad Regime Criminals
Syrian authorities intensified efforts to arrest former Assad regime officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, marking a…
Swedish Court Sentences Assad-Era War Crimes Convict to Life
A Swedish court has sentenced a 55-year-old Swedish citizen, Mahmoud Sweidan to life imprisonment for serious war crimes committed during…
Adnan Halwa Arrest Exposes Assad’s Chemical War Legacy
Syrian authorities announced the arrest of Major General Adnan al-Halwa, a senior military figure widely accused of involvement in the 2013…
Germany Tries Syrian for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ and 70 Murders
A 48-year-old Syrian man appeared in court Monday before the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany, facing charges of crimes against…