In a recent publication, CIJA Executive Director, William Wiley and CIJA Chief Analyst, Ewan Brown examine the challenges faced by international prosecutors responsible for the investigation of complex crimes.
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The Economist’s deep dive on the growing application of universal jurisdiction as a means to secure accountability for serious crimes in Syria and the role of CIJA evidence in domestic efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.
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JusticeInfo reports on the two-day testimony of CIJA Director for Investigations and Operations before the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz and discussed the significance of CIJA-secured linkage evidence in the investigation of Anwar Ruslan.
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CIJA’s director of operations and investigations Chris Engels, testified as an expert and fact witness in the case of Anwar Raslan, former Syrian regime official on trial in Koblenz.
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The research paper by Sama Nassar of Urnammu for Justice and Human Rights and Iavor Rangelov of the London School of Economics assesses the ongoing effort to document human rights violations committed in Syria and considers the role of CIJA in furthering criminal-justice accountability.
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Mansour Omari writes about the work of CIJA Syria investigators in collecting evidence now made available in criminal trials, such as the one against Anwar Ruslan in Koblenz, Germany.
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CIJA’s Annual Report 2019 – 2020 highlights our effort to support the prosecution of members of the Syrian Regime and IS through independent investigations to collect and prevent the loss of vital evidence. To read the report click here.
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CIJA Director Nerma Jelacic sits down with the hosts of Asymmetrical Haircuts to talk about the CIJA Model of investigations and how it is assisting law enforcement agencies and international justice bodies pursuing accountability for core international crimes.
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Foreign Affairs examines how evidence of mass atrocity in Syria, including that secured by CIJA, led to the adoption of the US Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (2019).
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Harper’s Magazine reports on the search of former ranking officers of the Syrian regime suspected of crimes against humanity in Europe and details CIJA’s assistance to war crimes units across the continent.
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CIJA Senior Advisor on sexual and gender-based violence, Stephanie Barbour, has contributed to a Special Issue of Oxford University’s Journal of International Criminal Justice.
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Granted access to evidence amassed by CIJA, Associated Press maps the system of slavery implemented by Islamic State following its assault on Iraq’s Yazidi community in August 2014. CIJA’s investigations have identified 49 prominent IS figures involved in establishing and managing the group's heinous operation.
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Evidence compiled by CIJA is being relied upon at a landmark trial in Germany against Colonel Anwar Raslan, the first case being brought against a senior member of the Syrian regime. Indicted alongside Ayad al-Ghareeb, Raslan is accused of overseeing the torture of at least 4,000 prisoners before he fled Syria for Europe in late 2012.
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After Germany issued the first arrest warrant for a senior official of the Assad regime in June 2018, a raft a criminal complaints have been filed across European jurisdictions including France, Austria, Sweden and Norway. CIJA is supporting numerous such investigations and provides ongoing assistance to prosecutorial authorities throughout Europe and North America.
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