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.
Preface: The Syrian conflict just entered its eight year, and no progress has been made to find a political solution to it. Two peace talks are ongoing, conducted by the…
Preface: With the beginning of 2018, Syrian regular forces starts dropping flyers over several cities and towns in Eastern Ghouta-Damascus countryside, specifically in January and February 2018. The flyers contain threats…
Background: Through this joint paper, the Syrians for truth and justice/STJ along with the Syrian Legal Development Programme/SLDP are trying to shed light on the relationship between business and human rights…
The following article was written through the cooperation of three non-governmental organizations: Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, Syrians for Truth and Justice, and the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. Its…
Background On the 25th of April, the head of legal commission for the Syrian National Coalition (of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces – SNC) indicated that the International Criminal Court…
Daraa is a province in the southwestern Syria, located north of the border with Jordan, the Syrian Qunitra Governorate from the west, Sweida Province from the east, and Damascus province…
Authors: Dima Hussein & Bassam al-Ahmad – A documentation process is not an end by itself, but it is a basic stage for many steps to come which aim to uphold rightfulness,…
Having a record in the civil status registry is a duty and a right for each and every citizen in one’s country. A number of rights and duties emerge from…
"As ISIS retreat from several areas of northern Syria, they are leaving behind thousands of improvised explosive devices. The international community must address this danger for civilians, writes human rights…