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Damascus, Syria - January 15, 2025 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said Wednesday that transitional justice is “crucial” to hold accountable those responsible for ...

But Fernando Travesí, executive director of the International Center for Transitional Justice, which has worked with such Syrian groups, cautioned that, before beginning prosecutions in Syria ...

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Advertisement "Justice must be served, fairly and impartially. ... Revenge and vengeance are never the answer," Türk said. He said that as the country moves forward, "transitional justice is ...

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 ...