With the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to rebuild their country and define their future. Throughout this transition, justice and accountability efforts should focus on four key areas: reuniting detainees and families, determining the fate of the missing and disappeared, documenting mass atrocity crimes, and establishing meaningful and inclusive justice processes.
As the 10th anniversary of the genocide is commemorated, the Yezidi community—both living in Iraq and the increasing number now in the diaspora—remain deeply frustrated and apprehensive about the lack of concerted efforts to find the thousands still missing; the seemingly diminishing prospects for accountability; and the rise in hate speech and threats of violence against them.
The apparent creeping normalization of the Assad regime has deepened the trauma of millions of Syrians, many of whom have family or friends who are still detained or missing.
On November 2, following formal peace talks mediated by the African Union, the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray have agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities. But will justice follow peace in Ethiopia?
