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.
Read MoreCIJA’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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMansour 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.
Read MoreCIJA’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.
Read MoreCIJA 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.
Read MoreForeign 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).
Read MoreHarper’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.
Read MoreCIJA 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.
Read MoreGranted 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.
Read MoreEvidence 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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