On 8 November, CIJA Deputy Director Chris Engels took part in a panel discussion on the challenges involved in collecting and preserving evidence of international crimes committed in Syria. With support from Amnesty International and the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin, the event brought together a range of stakeholders including the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), and the Syrian Center for Legal Studies and Research (SCLSR). Also in attendance was Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the UN International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria. The event provided CIJA an opportunity to showcase the critical role it plays in accountability efforts to date, with regards to both universal jurisdiction cases and broader international efforts, including the recently established Syria Mechanism.