Support to Transitional Justice in Syria - Phase II

This project continues to support the capacity development of 17 Syrian civil society organizations that make up the Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG). Support works to build the capacity of the TJCG to seek justice for crimes committed in Syria through multilateral organizations and national courts. Capacity development support focuses on organizing networks documenting violations of crimes in Syria and amplifying the voices of former regime detainees. The project also focuses on establishing a platform for women survivors of detainment and creating a database to document cases of abuse in Syrian prisons. Project activities include: (1) building on the work of the organisation “The Day After”; and (2) addressing key transitional justice issues which need to be resolved for a durable political solution to take hold.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) international and national mechanisms of accountability acquire better-documented information about arbitrary detention torture and forced displacement that Syrian men and women were exposed to; and (2) improved capacity of representatives of men and women victims and Syrian civil society to attain justice and accountability.