The Syrian transitional government took initial steps in 2025 to advance justice and accountability for crimes and abuses committed by the former government.

These sentiments are understandable. However political science research suggests that Assad’s departure and asylum in Russia is neither as bad for Syria nor as good for Assad as it may seem at first ...

Columnist Mariana Martinez criticizes Colombia's justice system, in which leniency in guerrilla crimes has led to increased violence and political instability, undermining the justice system. Credit: ...

Considering the goal of transitional justice is to reform a nation and its public institutions, ultimately steering the country toward becoming a peaceful democracy, supporters argue that the action ...

Kathmandu, Feb. 2 -- The Accountability Watch Committee (AWC), a network of human rights defenders in Nepal, has called on ...

In Aleppo, the St. Kevork Armenian Apostolic Church—set ablaze during the years of the Syrian crisis but recently restored—has once again opened its doors to the faithful, while the complete bombing ...

Syria on Saturday announced the formation of a national commission for missing persons and another for transitional justice, more than five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the ...

Under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s leadership, the Sri Lankan civil war reached a brutal conclusion on May 18, 2009, ending a 25-year-long conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the ...

Nepal's conflict victims gathered last October to demand amendments to the Transitional Justice Bill, appealing political leadership to ensure that transitional justice adheres to international ...