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| | ===Massive torture and war crimes=== | | ===Massive torture and war crimes=== |
| − | Syria's Assad's regime have carried out mass torture in prison, especially in its civil war, as well as various chemical weapons use.<ref>Sirwan Kajjo, [https://www.voanews.com/a/in-syria-documenting-war-crimes-falls-to-journalists-and-citizens-/6261887.html In Syria, Documenting War Crimes Falls to Journalists and Citizens, VOA, October 08, 2021. | + | Syria's Assad's regime have carried out mass torture<ref>(Mar 19, 2017). [https://www.syriahr.com/en/63110/ 700,000 documents highlight appalling tortures in Assad’s prisons]. SyrianHR. |
| | + | "A new documentary film shed light on hundreds of thousands of documents and evidence that exposes widespread torture and murder of Syrian detainees by Bashar al Assad’s regime."</ref> in prison, especially in its civil war, as well as various chemical weapons use.<ref>Sirwan Kajjo, [https://www.voanews.com/a/in-syria-documenting-war-crimes-falls-to-journalists-and-citizens-/6261887.html In Syria, Documenting War Crimes Falls to Journalists and Citizens, VOA, October 08, 2021. |
| | <br><i>Torture in prison, chemical weapons, the direct targeting of foreign media, and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands accused of a long list of crimes against his people</i></ref> Despite massive evidence of perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes, the Syrian regime seems to be in a state of impunity when it comes to international justice.<ref>Mohamad Kamal al-Labwani, [https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/un-process-and-war-crimes-assad The UN Process and the War Crimes of Assad], Washington Institute, Feb 11, 2021. | | <br><i>Torture in prison, chemical weapons, the direct targeting of foreign media, and hundreds of thousands of deaths. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands accused of a long list of crimes against his people</i></ref> Despite massive evidence of perpetrating crimes against humanity and war crimes, the Syrian regime seems to be in a state of impunity when it comes to international justice.<ref>Mohamad Kamal al-Labwani, [https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/un-process-and-war-crimes-assad The UN Process and the War Crimes of Assad], Washington Institute, Feb 11, 2021. |
| | <blockquote>After the UN's failures regarding Assad, Syrians need a more forceful option to restore their dignity and rights.... | | <blockquote>After the UN's failures regarding Assad, Syrians need a more forceful option to restore their dignity and rights.... |
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| | Assad and his regime may never be prosecuted for the acts of terror he perpetrated against his own people during Syria's civil war. Scott Pelley reports on the effort to gather and maintain the evidence against Assad... | | Assad and his regime may never be prosecuted for the acts of terror he perpetrated against his own people during Syria's civil war. Scott Pelley reports on the effort to gather and maintain the evidence against Assad... |
| | Torture is one of many war crimes committed by Bashar al-Assad's regime...</i></ref> | | Torture is one of many war crimes committed by Bashar al-Assad's regime...</i></ref> |
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| | ==Fall of Assad regime== | | ==Fall of Assad regime== |
| | In December 2024, following a campaign | | In December 2024, following a campaign |