Despite an October 2020 ceasefire agreement and repeated international calls to expel all foreign forces and mercenaries from the Libyan conflict, recruitment operations continue to enlist and transfer Syrian mercenaries…
Turkey
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Northern Syria: A Joint Report for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review
Every five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, The Advocates for Human…
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Background The Turkish Ministry of Defense posted two tweets on their official Twitter account on 14 July 2021. In the first tweet, the ministry claimed that “another war crime came…
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Ongoing Violations Without Accountability: Islamic State Members in the Syrian National Army
Executive Summary The present report is concerned with the issue of Islamic State (IS) members joining the ranks of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) of the Syrian Interim Government…
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Hundreds of Syrians Deployed to Libya Despite the Ceasefire Agreement
Introduction Parties in the Libyan conflict reached a permanent ceasefire agreement across the country on 23 October 2020.[1] The agreement contained a term on the removal of various groups of…
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s PicksPress releases & statements
Mercenarism in Syria: Predatory Recruitment and the Enrichment of Criminal Militias
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) the Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) released a new report concerning Turkish and Russian recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to bolster regional and international…
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Press releases & statements
STJ Calls on European States and Bodies to Act on the Outcomes of the 10th Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising
Weeks have passed since the 10-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising. During that time, we saw a few notable events which brought governments, organizations, and individuals around the globe together…
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Investigative Reports
Afrin: Seizing Real Estate Property After Operation Olive Branch and Operation Peace Spring
Introduction On 20 January 2018, the Turkish Army and supporting forces affiliated with the Syrian National Army (SNA), operating under the Syrian Interim Government of the National Coalition for Syrian…
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Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo Countryside: Turkish Army Forcibly Turned Schools and Civilian Properties into Military Posts
Executive Summary In 2017, Turkey signed the Astana de-escalation agreement in Northwestern Syria and established several observation posts across the region. However, the agreement collapsed when Syrian-Russian forces progressed to…