The future of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria

The future of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria

From Justice Visions by Human Rights Centre - UGent

February 28, 2025 · 39 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria for transitional justice and victim participation.

On December 8, 2024 the unthinkable happened: the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. This new episode of the Justice Visions podcast explores how the mobilization for justice shapes up in the post-Assad era. Brigitte Herremans is joined by our new colleague, Layla Zibar, an urban researcher who focuses on the spatio-temporal dimensions of forced displacements and justice. Together they examine what this historic moment means for the struggle for justice and how it affects victim participation and leadership. Joining the discussion are Yasmen Almeshan , founding member of the Caesar Families Association, and Lina Ghoutouk , a human rights defender researching the gendered impact of enforced disappearances. Yasmen and Lina share their perspectives on the fate of Syria’s disappeared, the urgent need to safeguard detention centers and mass graves, and the growing demand for victim participation in justice processes. The fall of the Assad regime and the transition have reshaped the struggle for justice, truth, and memorialization. One of the main challenges now is to ensure that justice is not delayed or denied. Yasmen has just returned from Syria, where she joined over 50 experts in…

People in this episode

Host: Brigitte Herremans

Guests: Layla Zibar, Yasmen Almeshan, Lina Ghoutouk

Topics covered

  • Transitional Justice
  • Syria
  • Human Rights
  • Victim Participation

Keywords

  • Assad regime
  • forced displacements
  • gendered impact
  • enforced disappearances

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Places: Syria

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