Assad’s Syria recorded its own atrocities. The world can’t ignore them.
Syrian regime documents in CIJA’s possession corroborate photographs in the Caesar collection, helping to verify the identities of thousands of missing Syrians who have perished in President Bashar al-Assad's prisons. The documents prove that authorities were aware of and at times ordered torture and other abuses committed in detention.
Syrian regime documents in CIJA’s possession corroborate photographs in the Caesar collection, helping to verify the identities of thousands of missing Syrians who have perished in President Bashar al-Assad's prisons. The documents prove that authorities were aware of and at times ordered torture and other abuses committed in detention.
Syria's Disappeared
Internal communications from Syria's military intelligence implicate the regime's senior leadership in abuses committed in detention centres, showing that the head of military intelligence was briefed at his own request on every detainee's death. Britain's Channel 4 was granted exclusive access to documents in CIJA's possession proving that the regime's criminality was not only widespread but systematic.
Internal communications from Syria's military intelligence implicate the regime's senior leadership in abuses committed in detention centres, showing that the head of military intelligence was briefed at his own request on every detainee's death. Britain's Channel 4 was granted exclusive access to documents in CIJA's possession proving that the regime's criminality was not only widespread but systematic.
Revealed: Syrian military leaders knew detainees were being tortured
Revealed: Syrian military leaders knew detainees were being tortured
Building the case against Assad’s regime
A concerted drive is underway in Europe to ensure accountability for the Syrian regime's egregious criminality. Spain's El Pais highlights the work of CIJA, the Caesar Files Group and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) as they push for prosecutions in European courts.
A concerted drive is underway in Europe to ensure accountability for the Syrian regime's egregious criminality. Spain's El Pais highlights the work of CIJA, the Caesar Files Group and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) as they push for prosecutions in European courts.
Writing Atrocities: Syrian Civil Society and Transitional Justice (Analysis Paper)
Writing Atrocities: Syrian Civil Society and Transitional Justice (Analysis Paper)
There is as much evidence against Assad as there was against the Nazis
There is as much evidence against Assad as there was against the Nazis
Bashar Assad: 5 little-known facts about the controversial Syrian president
Bashar Assad: 5 little-known facts about the controversial Syrian president
Could Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Be Tried As A War Criminal?
Harvard Law School’s Alex Whiting, a member of CIJA’s board of commissioners, speaks with
National Public Radio on the prospects of trying President Bashar al-Assad for war crimes.
If his day in court comes, evidence collected by CIJA will form a crucial component of his
prosecution.
Harvard Law School’s Alex Whiting, a member of CIJA’s board of commissioners, speaks with
National Public Radio on the prospects of trying President Bashar al-Assad for war crimes.
If his day in court comes, evidence collected by CIJA will form a crucial component of his
prosecution.
Syrian Defector: Assad Forces Targeted, Killed Journalist Marie Colvin
Syrian Defector: Assad Forces Targeted, Killed Journalist Marie Colvin
'Marie deserved the truth': Assad regime deliberately targeted and killed journalist Colvin, investigation claims
'Marie deserved the truth': Assad regime deliberately targeted and killed journalist Colvin, investigation claims
TARGET: JOURNALIST How the Assad Regime Tracked and Killed Marie Colvin for Reporting on War Crimes in Syria
The Intercept details the murder of journalist Marie Colvin as she reported from the besieged neighbourhood of Baba Amr in 2012. In a federal civil lawsuit against the Assad regime underway in Washington, D.C. evidence and expert witness analysis provided by CIJA form a cornerstone of the prosecution.
The Intercept details the murder of journalist Marie Colvin as she reported from the besieged neighbourhood of Baba Amr in 2012. In a federal civil lawsuit against the Assad regime underway in Washington, D.C. evidence and expert witness analysis provided by CIJA form a cornerstone of the prosecution.
Syrian Forces Aimed to Kill Journalists, U.S. Court Is Told
Syrian Forces Aimed to Kill Journalists, U.S. Court Is Told
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.