Seeking justice for the ongoing grave human rights abuses in Syria has proven largely elusive. Now the shield of impunity is beginning to crack.
Several countries, including Sweden, Germany, and France are in the process of investigating some individuals alleged to have committed grave crimes such as torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria. Under the international law principle of universal jurisdiction, national courts can pursue these crimes regardless of where they were committed, the nationality of the victim or perpetrator.
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