{"id":2528,"date":"2019-05-08T21:35:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/?page_id=2528"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:54:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_12341\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <section class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/human-rights-journalism\/\">HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <ul class=\"penci-grid penci-grid-maglayout penci-fea-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30503\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Syria_Nowruz-2026_-Attacks-on-Kurds-Humiliation-of-Symbols-and-Security-Failure-to-Protect-Civilians-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-nowruz-2026-attacks-on-kurds-humiliation-of-symbols-and-security-failure-to-protect-civilians\/\"\n                       title=\"Syria\/Nowruz 2026: Attacks on Kurds, Humiliation of Symbols, and Security Failure to Protect Civilians\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-nowruz-2026-attacks-on-kurds-humiliation-of-symbols-and-security-failure-to-protect-civilians\/\">Syria\/Nowruz 2026: Attacks on Kurds, Humiliation of Symbols, and Security Failure to Protect Civilians<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-27T13:37:01+03:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-27T13:37:01+03:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30475\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Syrias-Transition_-An-Analysis-of-Selected-Decisions-and-Decrees-Issued-in-20251-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-transition-an-analysis-of-selected-decisions-and-decrees-issued-in-2025\/\"\n                       title=\"Syria\u2019s Transition: An Analysis of Selected Decisions and Decrees Issued in 2025\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-transition-an-analysis-of-selected-decisions-and-decrees-issued-in-2025\/\">Syria\u2019s Transition: An Analysis of Selected Decisions and Decrees Issued in 2025<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T11:02:18+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This work was produced with the support of the European Union and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T11:02:18+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30440\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Input-for-the-WGEID-Thematic-Report-on-Enforced-Disappearances-and-Memorialization-1-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrians-for-truth-and-justice-submits-a-contribution-to-the-un-working-group-on-enforced-or-involuntary-disappearances\/\"\n                       title=\"Syrians for Truth and Justice submits a contribution to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrians-for-truth-and-justice-submits-a-contribution-to-the-un-working-group-on-enforced-or-involuntary-disappearances\/\">Syrians for Truth and Justice submits a contribution to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T15:40:58+03:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Submitted To: UN Working Group On Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) Theme: Enforced Disappearances And Memorialization Language: English Submission deadline: 18 February 2026 Submission Overview: &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T15:40:58+03:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30419\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Northeast-Syria_-The-Death-of-Alaa-al-Amin-in-Detention-2-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/northeast-syria-the-death-of-alaa-al-amin-in-detention-announced-investigations-and-concerns-over-lack-of-transparency\/\"\n                       title=\"Northeast Syria: The Death of Alaa al-Amin in Detention: Announced Investigations and Concerns over Lack of Transparency\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/northeast-syria-the-death-of-alaa-al-amin-in-detention-announced-investigations-and-concerns-over-lack-of-transparency\/\">Northeast Syria: The Death of Alaa al-Amin in Detention: Announced Investigations and Concerns over Lack of Transparency<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T15:14:22+03:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T15:14:22+03:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n            <\/div><!-- penci-featured-cat-sc -->\n\t\t\t            <style>\n                            <\/style>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_63668\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <section class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\">Investigative Reports<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <ul class=\"penci-grid penci-grid-maglayout penci-fea-cat-style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-29960\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STJ-HRW-3-1170x619-1-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/are-you-alawi-2\/\"\n                           title=\"\u201cAre you Alawi?\u201d\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/are-you-alawi-2\/\">\u201cAre you Alawi?\u201d<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T14:35:35+03:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summary In early March 2025, the veneer of stability that marked the first days of post-Assad Syria shattered following deadly insurgent attacks against government forces &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T14:35:35+03:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-29936\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Abduction_Syria-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/abduction-in-syria-alawite-women-most-targeted-amidst-transitional-government-inaction\/\"\n                           title=\"Abduction in Syria: Alawite Women Most Targeted Amidst Transitional Government Inaction\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/abduction-in-syria-alawite-women-most-targeted-amidst-transitional-government-inaction\/\">Abduction in Syria: Alawite Women Most Targeted Amidst Transitional Government Inaction<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T07:02:46+03:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Executive Summary This detailed investigation by Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) describes a series of abductions targeting civilian men and women, mainly from &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T07:02:46+03:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-29647\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Housing-Afrin-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/why-must-i-pay-to-reclaim-my-own-home-housing-land-and-property-rights-violations-in-afrin\/\"\n                           title=\"\u201cWhy Must I Pay to Reclaim My Own Home?\u201d: Housing, Land, and Property Rights Violations in Afrin\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/why-must-i-pay-to-reclaim-my-own-home-housing-land-and-property-rights-violations-in-afrin\/\">\u201cWhy Must I Pay to Reclaim My Own Home?\u201d: Housing, Land, and Property Rights Violations in Afrin<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-27T07:00:27+03:00\">January 27, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Executive Summary In this comprehensive report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) examines the systematic and widespread violations of housing, land, and property (HLP) &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-27T07:00:27+03:00\">January 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n           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href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/position-statement-by-syrian-and-international-organizations-on-the-renewal-of-the-mandate-of-the-international-commission-of-inquiry-on-syria\/\">Position Statement by Syrian and International Organizations on the Renewal of the Mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:42:43+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t            <div class=\"mag-excerpt entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The undersigned Syrian civil society organisations and international and regional organisations welcome the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:42:43+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sudan-Anniversary-Civil-Society-Letter-2026-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/sudan-anniversary-civil-society-letter-2026\/\" title=\"Sudan Anniversary Civil Society Letter 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/sudan-anniversary-civil-society-letter-2026\/\">Sudan Anniversary Civil Society Letter 2026<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T12:39:55+03:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T12:39:55+03:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Barcelona-Spain-STJ-Participates-in-an-International-Academic-Conference-on-Transitional-Justice-in-Syria-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/barcelona-spain-stj-participates-in-an-international-academic-conference-on-transitional-justice-in-syria\/\" title=\"Barcelona, Spain: STJ Participates in an International Academic Conference on Transitional Justice in Syria\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/barcelona-spain-stj-participates-in-an-international-academic-conference-on-transitional-justice-in-syria\/\">Barcelona, Spain: STJ Participates in an International Academic Conference on Transitional Justice in Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div 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href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-new-constitution-ten-constitutional-principles-for-a-just-and-inclusive-democratic-state\/\">Syria\u2019s New Constitution: Ten Constitutional Principles for a Just and Inclusive Democratic State<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-31T08:00:44+03:00\">January 31, 2025<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t            <div class=\"mag-excerpt entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by Legal Action Worldwide. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Syrians for Truth and Justice and do not necessarily reflect &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-31T08:00:44+03:00\">January 31, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cover_sanctions-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-non-targeted-sanctions-violate-the-principles-of-justice-and-the-human-rights\/\" title=\"Syria: Non-targeted Sanctions Violate the Principles of Justice and the Human Rights\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-non-targeted-sanctions-violate-the-principles-of-justice-and-the-human-rights\/\">Syria: Non-targeted Sanctions Violate the Principles of Justice and the Human Rights<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-04T01:42:40+03:00\">May 4, 2023<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam 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       <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-10T15:13:42+03:00\">March 10, 2023<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-10T15:13:42+03:00\">March 10, 2023<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        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