Our commentaries are legal analysis or policy papers regarding events or topics documented by our researchers, from an international criminal, humanitarian and human rights law perspective. Our dispatches are short analyses of trends and events unfolding in the Syrian landscape.
Introduction Throughout the years following the Syrian uprising in 2011, dozens of panel discussions on the need to change or amend the Syrian Constitution were held. This is not surprising,…
Syrians for Truth and Justice’s investigations into the recruitment and deployment of Syrians, for some civilians and children, to Libya by Turkey and Russia as mercenaries has highlighted the dire…
The exceptional challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic must lead health authorities of all areas of Syria to coordinate their response to save lives, and external actors such as the…
I. Background On 9th October 2019, the government of Turkey informed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of the launching of the Peace Spring Operation, on the basis of Article…
On 9 October 2019, Turkey announced the launching of its Peace Spring Operation over the territory of Northeast Syria. Since then, 175.000 persons have been displaced. At least 120 civilians…
The 5th of October 2019 marks the 57th anniversary of the special census of al-Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, which is largely populated with ethnic minorities having different religious affiliations, including…
Syrians for Truth and Justice-STJ presents this paper to the UNGA in order to highlight the situation in the Afrin district, a Kurdish majority area fully part of Syria. We…
On August 7, 2019, the website of the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, published a press release on the joint military talks between US and Turkey. The statement made three…
On June 29, 2019, the Syrian Democratic Forces/SDF, by an endorsement from the Autonomous Administration in north-eastern Syria, has signed an action plan to end and prevent recruitment of children…