Amid mounting evidence and growing civil society calls for justice, experts weigh in on the future of those responsible for the Assad regime's atrocities.
Amid mounting evidence and growing civil society calls for justice, experts weigh in on the future of those responsible for the Assad regime's atrocities.
“By holding criminals accountable, we aim to heal the deep wounds inflicted upon our society and pave the way for a more just and equitable future,” Obaid Arnaut said in a recentwill be critical for Syria’s future as the country seeks to heal from over half a century of authoritarian rule by the Assad family.The first step toward justice, according to experts, is preserving evidence of the Assad regime’s brutal atrocities, including the mass graves and torture devices in prisons.
“ what is also crucial is to ensure that the evidence that has suddenly become available across the country is preserved and secured to support those future processes.”that its inquiry team made its first trip to Syria since an investigation into the Assad regime’s war crimes was launched in 2011.
Meanwhile, in the US, an indictment unsealed in Illinois charged two former Syrian intelligence officers with war crimes.on Myanmar may offer a precedent. In that case, the ICC asserted jurisdiction over crimes against humanity committed by Myanmar’s authorities, despite Myanmar not being a member, because the crimes had a spillover effect in Bangladesh, an ICC member.
Inheriting power from his father, Hafez al Assad, Bashar abused his authority through chemical attacks, mass killings, and widespread torture against the Syrian people.
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