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Al-Assad’s Nuremberg moment: Page by page, an NGO and its Canadian founder build a case for Syrian war crimes

Evidence gathered against the Syrian regime constitutes the strongest case against a government since Nuremburg, and the document trail held by CIJA links crimes committed all the way up to President Bashar al-Assad.

Evidence gathered against the Syrian regime constitutes the strongest case against a government since Nuremburg, and the document trail held by CIJA links crimes committed all the way up to President Bashar al-Assad.

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'Document hunters' smuggled hundreds of thousands of government files out of Syria. Here's how they did it.

The heroic work of CIJA’s Syrian investigators is making it possible to hold the Assad regime
accountable for its heinous crimes. CNN was granted exclusive access by CIJA to witness first-hand how over 800,000 pages of regime documents have been smuggled out of Syria since 2011.

The heroic work of CIJA’s Syrian investigators is making it possible to hold the Assad regime
accountable for its heinous crimes. CNN was granted exclusive access by CIJA to witness first-hand how over 800,000 pages of regime documents have been smuggled out of Syria since 2011.

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Hunting Bashar Assad's henchmen in Syria

CIJA’s investigations have detailed the chain of command within the four branches of the Syrian secret service, ranging from sub-divisions in cities and provinces all the way up to the Central Crisis Management Cell, inculpating senior figures including President Bashar al-Assad.

CIJA’s investigations have detailed the chain of command within the four branches of the Syrian secret service, ranging from sub-divisions in cities and provinces all the way up to the Central Crisis Management Cell, inculpating senior figures including President Bashar al-Assad.

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Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have languished in the government’s vast prison complex, untold numbers the victim of inhuman conditions, torture, and extrajudicial killing. CIJA’s evidence holdings include memos from Syria’s intelligence agencies acknowledging and ordering abuses in detention, corroborating the infamous Caesar photographs and helping to identify individuals within the collection.

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have languished in the government’s vast prison complex, untold numbers the victim of inhuman conditions, torture, and extrajudicial killing. CIJA’s evidence holdings include memos from Syria’s intelligence agencies acknowledging and ordering abuses in detention, corroborating the infamous Caesar photographs and helping to identify individuals within the collection.

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German arrest is first big catch for Syria investigators

Documentary evidence and witness testimony provided by CIJA was pivotal in the investigation leading to an arrest warrant for Anwar Raslan, suspected of directing abuse of prisoners at Branch 251 and Branch 258 of Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate.

Documentary evidence and witness testimony provided by CIJA was pivotal in the investigation leading to an arrest warrant for Anwar Raslan, suspected of directing abuse of prisoners at Branch 251 and Branch 258 of Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate.

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Syria Ordered to Pay $302.5 Million to Family of Marie Colvin

Relying on evidence and expert witness analysis provided by CIJA, a federal court in the United States issued a first ever ruling against the Syrian regime for crimes committed during the civil war. The British-American journalist was targeted by Syrian armed forces while reporting the siege of Homs in February 2012.

Relying on evidence and expert witness analysis provided by CIJA, a federal court in the United States issued a first ever ruling against the Syrian regime for crimes committed during the civil war. The British-American journalist was targeted by Syrian armed forces while reporting the siege of Homs in February 2012.

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Syrian war crimes evidence strongest since Nuremberg trials, says prosecutor

Former United States Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and member of CIJA's board of commissioners, Stephen J. Rapp, says evidence collected against the Syrian regime is the strongest amassed since the Nuremburg trials.

Former United States Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and member of CIJA's board of commissioners, Stephen J. Rapp, says evidence collected against the Syrian regime is the strongest amassed since the Nuremburg trials.

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