Justice & Accountability
July 23, 2020
Civil society organizations deal anxiously the Lebanese Government’s policy towards Syrian refugees and so-called safe return
This plan prepared by the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs rejects any measures that would resettle refugees in Lebanon, yet it calls for allocating funds for the resettlement programs of the same refugees in third countries
July 17, 2020
Two Decades of Violations and The Increased Need for Justice
In order to understand the Syrian conflict, and more importantly the type of justice processes that are needed, one must understand the full twenty years of Assad’s rule
July 14, 2020
Conflict Economies in Syria: Roots, Dynamics, and Pathways for Change
Our notion of the conflict economy has three dimensions. First, it refers to the transformations and distortions of the Syrian economy because of the conflict and traces these back to conscious actions, policy choices, or discrete interventions of different actors
July 11, 2020
Residents of Rukban Camp Face Siege, Limited Aid, and Dangers in Reconciled Areas
A nurse in charge of the Tadmur medical point, Shukri Shihab, told SJAC that there were many cases of newborns dying due to the lack of incubators and oxygen cylinders. Resuscitations are almost impossible, he said
July 9, 2020
“They made me do it” – Necessity and Duress Defenses
Necessity is a classic “lesser-evil” defense based on the idea that everyone is expected to tolerate infringements upon his rights if this is necessary to avert greater harm from others
July 1, 2020
The Ninth Annual Report on Torture in Syria on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
14,388 Killed Due to Torture by the Main Perpetrator Parties to the Conflict in Syria from March 2011 Until June 2020
June 30, 2020
SNHR Receives Notification from the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
At Least 84,000 Persons Forcibly Disappeared by the Syrian Regime, We Seek to Register as Many of Them as Possible with the United Nations Group
June 16, 2020
May 2020 Report on the Security Situation in Syria
the armed conflict in Syria and the security situation throughout Syria during 2019 and the first two months of 2020, particularly analyzing the nature of the violence and its impact on civilians
June 13, 2020
The Syrian Regime Appoints Military Leaders Involved in Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes
The report recommends that United Nations should accelerate its efforts to accomplish the political transition process within a strict timetable not exceeding six months
