US EditionTo achieve peace, Syria must punish all crimes: rights lawyer
- The Assad regime in Syria was toppled on December 8, 2024, and on March 29, 2025, a transitional government was established under the leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa, heading a coalition with Islamist roots.
- The fall resulted from a rebel offensive commanded by al-Sharaa that ended five decades of Assad family rule, while US sanctions were lifted this week.
- The new government pledged to prosecute those responsible for torture under the Assad era, despite setbacks like the banning of a transitional justice conference in February.
- Mazen Darwish, a human rights lawyer, emphasized that achieving lasting peace in Syria is unlikely unless justice is served for all the crimes committed.
- Amnesty International stressed the need for survivor participation and accountability, noting that Syria’s progress toward peace and justice will require considerable time and transparency.
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Amnesty International urged the new government of Syria to address the country’s history of human rights abuses through “justice, truth, and reparation” in a statement released on Friday. The rights group also called for the implementation of reforms to prevent future human rights violations and ensure compliance with international law. Amnesty International’s call to action followed a public statement in which the group outlined several recomme…
Syria: New government must prioritize justice and truth measures to prevent further abuse
Syria’s new government must take immediate, concrete steps towards justice, truth and reparation that address the country’s devastating legacy of abuses and urgently undertake human rights-based reform to prevent further violations, said Amnesty International today.Between 2011 and 2024, Amnesty International documented widespread crimes under international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations, …
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To achieve peace, Syria must punish all crimes: rights lawyer
Lasting peace in Syria depends on the country building a strong judicial system giving justice to the victims of all crimes committed during the Assad era, a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer told AFP.
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