Statement on the Engagement of the IMF and the World Bank in Syria
7 The Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights cautions that current IMF and World Bank engagement risks repeating pre-2011…
Northeast Syria: The Death of Alaa al-Amin in Detention: Announced Investigations and Concerns over Lack of Transparency
9 1. Introduction This report examines the case of the death of Alaa al-Din Adnan al-Amin, a…
How the Damascus Dossier Investigation Failed Families of Syria’s Forcibly Disappeared
On Dec. 3 last year, media outlets around the world shared “teasers” of their upcoming investigation into what…
Syria: Arrests and Abuse of Kurds During Aleppo Escalation (January 2026)
17 1. Introduction Between 6 and 12 January 2026, the mainly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh…
Submission by Syrians for Truth and Justice to the Special Rapporteur on Torture
15 Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ)[1] submits this contribution in response to the call[2] issued by the…
Syrian-Led Accountability Efforts Cannot Function in Isolation
The conflict in Syria is one of the most documented in modern history. From citizen journalists to local…
UN Report Exposes Syria’s Alarming Sectarian Clashes
The United Nations has released a damning report indicating that Syria has failed to investigate its forces’…
Syria: USCIRF Annual Report Recommends Designating Syria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC)
77 In its 2026 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) documented a significant decline…
‘A long way to go’: As Syrians commemorate the revolution, has it achieved its goals?
Fifteen years ago, the spark of the Syrian revolution was lit in Daraa province and spread, launching a…
Israel drops rape charges against soldiers. For AOAV, this pattern of impunity was already clear
On March 12th Israel’s military prosecutors dropped charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee…