Download the full text as a PDF: Syria’s Draft Transitional Justice LawSyria’s Draft Transitional Justice Law.pdf389 KBdownload-circle The fall of the Assad government on 8 December 2024 created an ...

TRIAL OF THE AS-SWEIDA INCIDENTS The Military Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria Trial Monitoring Summary #3 Hearing Date: September 7, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions ...

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This new project by the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre will help families discover the fate of their missing loved ones by using information discovered in prison records and intelligence documents collected immediately after the fall of the Assad government.

Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, a former Syrian prison warden and provincial governor, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for torturing prisoners and lying to U.S. immigration officials to gain entr...

a Syrian-led human rights organization working for meaningful justice and accountability for Syria

a Syrian-led human rights organization working for meaningful justice and accountability for Syria

The blockade of Suwayda's exceptional examination session, which opened on 29 August 2026, prompts renewed concern over whether the transitional government and local armed factions are able, and more ...

Witness testimony documented by SJAC confirms that both the Syrian government and ISIS have utilized chemical warfare and provides new information on the impact of these attacks on the civilians who s...

Originally published on August 12th, 2026, by SJAC’s Deputy Director, Aweiss Al Doboush, who attended several sessions of Atef Najib’s trial. Today, before the verdict, I remember the victims. The v...

TRIAL OF WASIM AL-ASSAD   The Fourth Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria   Trial Monitoring Summary #2   Hearing Date: July 15, 2026   CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of tort...

a Syrian-led human rights organization working for meaningful justice and accountability for Syria

a Syrian-led human rights organization working for meaningful justice and accountability for Syria

TRIAL OF ATEF NAJIB ET AL. The Fourth Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria Trial Monitoring Summary #4 Hearing Date: June 23, 2026 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, ...

The detention of British-Syrian activist Hassan Akkad on the night of 17 June 2026 prompted an immediate public reaction in Syria and internationally, raising broader concerns about the use of unrefor...

Stoll stressed that the couple had not been convicted as "representatives of the atrocities committed by the Islamic State group, but solely their own actions."

TRIAL OF WASIM AL-ASSAD   The Fourth Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria   Trial Monitoring Summary #1   Hearing Date: June 23, 2026   CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of tort...

Read the full article here: Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights Wheat, bread and energy are fundamental pillars of food and livelihood security in Syria. They cannot be treated as mere budgetary...

TRIAL OF The Coastal Incidents  Military Criminal Court – Aleppo, Syria   Trial Monitoring Summary #3 – Assad’s Affiliates   Hearing Date: March 15, 2026  CAUTION: Some testimony may include graph...

Conditions in Syria preclude a safe, dignified and sustainable return of Syrian Temporary Protected Status holders.

TRIAL OF ATEF NAJIB ET AL.  The Fourth Criminal Court – Damascus, Syria  Trial Monitoring Summary #3  Hearing Date: May 19, 2026  CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of tortur...

Originally Published on Justice Info Click here to read about the ruling against Lafarge Since Nuremberg, accountability for mass crimes has relied almost exclusively on a model centred on individua...

On May 4, 2026, the Solna District Court in Stockholm sentenced Mahmoud S. to life imprisonment for aggravated violations of international law committed in Al-Yarmouk, south of Damascus, in 2012 and 2...

On 17 May 2025, President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced the creation of two commissions central to Syria's transitional phase: the National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) and the National Transitio...

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SJAC has contributed evidence to over 150 investigations of war crimes & crimes against humanity committed in Syria.

SJAC is monitoring the Atef Najib proceedings by attending and documenting each hearing, with the aim of supporting public access, preserving a transparent record of evidence and testimony, and assess...

Filmed over ten years, one girl’s epic journey unfolds from Syria to Germany and back again as she navigates war, exile, and heartbreak, illuminating the complexities of the refugee experience.