Bashar al-Assad

Prosecutors can do more to hold al-Sheikh fully to account under the Torture Act and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act.

Donors must help pursue justice and accountability for Kurdish victims as they do for other Syrian victims.

A Dutch court recently convicted a man of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Syrian civil war.

Charges against a Syrian man accused of committing atrocity crimes could set important legal precedents for future cases in the Netherlands.

The Syrian government still has not been held accountable for its brutal chemical weapons attack on Ghouta ten years ago.

The push to normalize diplomatic relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad poses risks to millions of Syrians inside and outside of the country.

"It is not in the U.S. national security interest for export controls to increase loss of life in Syria by preventing the supply of disaster relief equipment at a time of crisis."

Unpacking a landmark conviction for war crimes in Syria.

April 23 marks one year since the start of the Syrian torture trial in Koblenz, Germany. It has already offered some preliminary lessons for future “universal jurisdiction”…

Syrians who die as a result of the inaccessibility to treatment or protection against COVID-19 may also result in criminal responsibility.

Raising questions about the potential harmful effects of sanctions on civilians is an honorable task. As is ensuring that the sanctions meted out by the United States are backed…

A trial against Anwar Raslan and Eyad Al Gharib, two suspected (former) members of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services, began before the Higher Courts in Koblenz, Germany,…