The new Syrian administration is trying to provide justice for the tens of thousands tortured and hundreds of thousands more killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. But is enough being done to investigate and prosecute those accused? Some tentative steps have been taken. A trial is underway in Damascus of Assad himself and his brother Maher, although neither are in the country and are being tried in absentia.
In this edition of Middle East Matters, we’re joined by Habib Nassar, a lawyer and activist focused on transitional justice. He previously worked at the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria. He tells us about the need for more long-term reformative justice.
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