Can Syria’s new leadership establish a legal system to ensure fair trials? | Syria’s War
Can Syria’s new leadership establish a legal system to ensure fair trials? | Syria’s War
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This content discusses the demand for justice by Syrians for crimes committed during the Assad regime. The new administration in Syria is promising accountability for the crimes committed by the al-Assad family. The crackdown on pro-democracy rallies in 2011 led to the detention and forced disappearance of about 150,000 people, many of whom are believed to have been killed. Survivors bear physical and psychological scars, and families of the victims are now seeking justice. The challenge lies in establishing a fair legal system for trials, and the international community and the United Nations are being called upon to assist. The content includes a discussion with guests who have expertise in international legal cases related to the conflict in Syria, documenting human rights violations, and advocating for justice for victims of the Assad regime.
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Syrians demand justice for crimes committed during the Assad regime.
Syria’s new administration is pledging accountability for crimes committed during the al-Assad family’s rule.
About 150,000 people were detained and forcibly disappeared since the crackdown on pro-democracy rallies in 2011 that set off the war.
Many are believed to have been killed. Those who survived bear physical or psychological scars.
Now, families of the victims are demanding justice. There is no shortage of evidence.
But can Syria’s new leadership establish a sound legal system to ensure fair trials? And what can the international community and the United Nations do to help?
Presenter: Bernard Smith
Guests:
Ibrahim Olabi – Barrister and board member of the Syrian British Consortium. He’s researched and advised extensively on international legal cases related to the conflict in Syria.
Roger Lu Phillips – Legal director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, which documents violations of human rights and international law in Syria.
Kholoud Helmi – Syrian journalist and human rights activist. She’s a member of Families for Freedom, a movement of women whose relatives were detained and disappeared by the Assad regime.
Can Syria’s new leadership establish a legal system to ensure fair trials? | Syria’s War
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