Criminal complaint filed against Syrian regime officials

A criminal complaint is now filed in Sweden against high-ranking members of the Assad regime for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The criminal complaint is filed by Syrian victims and Civil Rights Defenders, Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Syrian Archive and the Open Society Justice Initiative.

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Civil Rights Defenders files criminal complaint in Sweden against representatives of Syria’s regime

  • News, Sweden
  • 19 April 2021

The Syrian regime used sarin gas in two attacks; on Khan Sheikhoun in 2017 and al-Ghouta in 2013, in…
María Elena Mir Morrero in front of a brick wall.

Cuban Human Rights Defender Raided by the Police

  • Cuba, Natalia Project, News
  • 17 April 2021

On Saturday 16 April, the Cuban human rights defender María Elena Mir Marrero sent out a distress si…

Serbia’s Anti-Discrimination Ruling in Favour of “Impuls” is Important Step for Respect of Human Rights

  • Serbia, Statements
  • 16 April 2021

Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the verdict of the High Court in Novi Pazar, Serbia to adopt a lawsu…

French Authorities Must Ensure Safety of Chechen Man Wrongfully Deported to Russia

  • Russia, Statements
  • 15 April 2021

Magomed Gadaev, a Chechen asylum seeker in France and key witness in a high-profile tortur…
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