Investigators quietly probe allegations of Syrian war crimes
CIJA Director Chris Engels and Stephen Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and member of CIJA's board of commissioners, tell ABC News about the paper trail of war crimes left behind by the Syrian regime. The vast amounts of evidence collected by CIJA and others "mean prosecutors have far stronger evidence of war crimes than what existed to convict the Nazis at Nuremberg".
CIJA Director Chris Engels and Stephen Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and member of CIJA's board of commissioners, tell ABC News about the paper trail of war crimes left behind by the Syrian regime. The vast amounts of evidence collected by CIJA and others "mean prosecutors have far stronger evidence of war crimes than what existed to convict the Nazis at Nuremberg".
Syrie : le chef des services secrets reçu discrètement à Rome en janvier
Syrie : le chef des services secrets reçu discrètement à Rome en janvier
Full horror of President Assad's regime laid bare
Full horror of President Assad's regime laid bare
Ratko Mladić was unlucky. These days most war criminals go free
Ratko Mladić was unlucky. These days most war criminals go free
Fighting to bring ISIS to justice for war crimes against Yazidis
Working under the auspices of CIJA, the Daesh Criminal Investigative Unit has been gathering evidence of Islamic State criminality in Iraq since 2015. CNN was granted exclusive access to CIJA's investigators working on the ground in northern Iraq, whose efforts have resulted in two legal briefs identifying dozens of Islamic State members and leaders linked to the persecution of Yazidis.
Working under the auspices of CIJA, the Daesh Criminal Investigative Unit has been gathering evidence of Islamic State criminality in Iraq since 2015. CNN was granted exclusive access to CIJA's investigators working on the ground in northern Iraq, whose efforts have resulted in two legal briefs identifying dozens of Islamic State members and leaders linked to the persecution of Yazidis.
Assad has won the war - now Syrian activists hope to win the peace
As the world's focus on Syria has shifted to Islamic State, members of the Syrian diaspora are striving to keep accountability for the Assad regime on the global agenda. CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic underscores the importance of pursuing high-level regime figures, a number of whom are believed to reside in Europe.
As the world's focus on Syria has shifted to Islamic State, members of the Syrian diaspora are striving to keep accountability for the Assad regime on the global agenda. CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic underscores the importance of pursuing high-level regime figures, a number of whom are believed to reside in Europe.
The Truth Smugglers: The Disappeared in Syria
A new documentary by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation details efforts by CIJA and others to collect evidence against the Syrian regime, hoping they will eventually be used to convict President Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
A new documentary by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation details efforts by CIJA and others to collect evidence against the Syrian regime, hoping they will eventually be used to convict President Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Documenter les horreurs du régime syrien au péril de sa vie (FR)
Documenter les horreurs du régime syrien au péril de sa vie (FR)
Justice in Syria: five ways to prosecute international crime
Justice in Syria: five ways to prosecute international crime
Long Read: How the Syrian War Changed How War Crimes Are Documented
CIJA is at the forefront of efforts to transform the work of human rights activists, ensuring their investigative work meets the evidentiary standards required by prosecuting bodies that might one day hold the Syrian regime to account.
CIJA is at the forefront of efforts to transform the work of human rights activists, ensuring their investigative work meets the evidentiary standards required by prosecuting bodies that might one day hold the Syrian regime to account.
Could Syria's 'prosecutor without a tribunal' work?
Could Syria's 'prosecutor without a tribunal' work?
Hoe de juridische jacht op Bashar al-Assad al is begonnen (NL)
Hoe de juridische jacht op Bashar al-Assad al is begonnen (NL)
Documentation of ISIS atrocities faces continued challenges
Documentation of ISIS atrocities faces continued challenges
International bodies see tribunals as path to ISIS accountability
International bodies see tribunals as path to ISIS accountability
As Atrocities Mount in Syria, Justice Seems Out of Reach
As Atrocities Mount in Syria, Justice Seems Out of Reach