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Hanny Megally

Hanny Megally (LinkedIn) is a Distinguished Fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation, Advisory Board Member of the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic and former Commissioner on the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria (2017-2026).

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Former head of political security in south Syria's Daraa province, Atif Najib attends the first trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus on April 26, 2026. Najib is the former head of political security in south Syria's Daraa province, the cradle of the country's 2011 uprising, and is accused of orchestrating a crackdown there. (Photo by Bakr ALkasem / AFP via Getty Images)

Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice

May 12, 2026
Onlookers, including children, stand next to the backpacks and books of victims following yesterday's multiple blasts outside a girls' school in Dasht-e-Barchi on the outskirts of Kabul on May 9, 2021.

As Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, the UN Needs to Act

Jul. 7, 2021 , and 1 more

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