13 July 2026. Dr. Abdul Hamid Aqil al-Awak, a constitutional lawyer, former judge, academic and public servant, was elected Speaker of Syria’s new legislature. Having opposed the previous regime while serving as a judge, he went into exile in 2014 to Turkey, where he laid out legal policies and procedures for Syria’s path to becoming a constitutional democracy.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
13 July 2026. When Syria’s new parliament convened for oath-taking and electing its leader and presidential council, President al-Sharaa urged lawmakers to prioritize public duty, strengthen accountability and help build a responsible, consensus-based legislature. He said the Assembly must serve as a platform for truth and justice.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
7 July 2026. The signing of a declaration of intent between the French and Syrian foreign ministers will initiate the process of recovering €50 million in Syrian assets confiscated by France’s judicial system. The agreement includes the restoration of 23 artifacts that had been on loan to the Arab World Institute in Paris.Read more at: SANA
24 June 2026. Syria received support from the UN Security Council for its pursuit of accountability for the past regime’s crimes, and for anti-terrorism and related efforts. There were calls for long-term investment by member states in Syria’s multi-tiered progress toward stabilization, in the face of Israel’s ongoing attacks.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
17 June 2026. While Syrian people yearn for swift justice for the Assad regime’s atrocities, legal experts support transitional justice, based on evidence-based fair trials, as the way to reconcile accountability with social stability. Thousands of former military and security officials have been detained and trials have begun.Read more at: SANA
8 June 2026. Syria’s Foreign Ministry held a workshop with government ministries, the UN, and victims associations to review a national strategy to prevent torture, used by the former regime as “…a brutal machine designed to spread terror, break spirits and crush the humanity of Syrians.”Read more at: SANA
2 June 2026. The head of Syria’s delegation to the CCPCJ in Vienna, Deputy Justice Minister Mustafa al-Qasim, tells UN body that Syria is focused on strengthening the principles of justice, accountability and rule of law as it rebuilds. The minister reaffirmed Syria’s support for the commission’s work.Read more at: LEVANT 24
29 May 2026. Foreign Minister al-Shaibani announced that Syrian teams had managed to locate and secure materials from Assad’s chemical weapons program, working with OPCW inspectors. He spoke of prosecutions and commitment to transparency in building a safer nation and more stable region.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
28 May 2026. Sixteen months after Assad’s flight and the civil war’s end, Syria is pursuing thousands of former officials for torture, while thousands more remain at large. Transitional authorities face pressure to deliver justice as legal institutions, students, and international experts support the growing warcrimes trials.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
21 May 2026. The ICRC welcomed Syria’s involvement in the Global Initiative on Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, an initiative aimed at restoring respect for the rules of war and the Geneva Conventions. It is part of Syria’s growing participation in international laws and treaties.Read more at: SANA
15 May 2026. Syria’s UN Ambassador, Ibrahim Olabi, cited developments in transitional justice, press freedoms, rebuilding institutions, launching strategic investment partnerships and other areas, while calling on Security Council members to respect Syria’s autonomy and support mutual goals as partners.Read more at: SANA
10 May 2026. A criminal court in Damascus stripped Bashar and Maher al-Assad of their civil rights, placing their sizeable assets under state administration. The court issued similar rulings against other figures in the former regime, as part of the transitional justice process.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
8 May 2026. Speaking to figures in the field of justice from around the world, gathered in The Hague to discuss the role of justice in preventing conflict, Minister al-Wais stated that Syria is working to strengthen accountability and prevent impunity, while making reforms that promote the rule of law and civil peace.Read more at: SANA
1 May 2026. Syria’s committee for missing children states that 194 boys and girls have been reunited with their families. Searches continue, with ongoing communications between specialists, volunteers, and families still looking for the children of detainees and forcibly disappeared persons.Read more at: ENAB BALADI
28 April 2026. Sentenced to death for publicly repudiating judicial abuse under Assad, Judge Fakhruddin al-Arian now heads a criminal court that will prosecute former regime figures. The proceedings will aim to deliver justice for years of criminal abuse. A victim of Assad called the judge’s reinstatement “a correction of history’s course.”Read more at: LEVANT 24
26 April 2026. The capture of Amjad Youssef, responsible for 288 deaths during Syria’s war, marks a major step in the government’s pursuit of transitional justice, said Dr. al-Barazi, explaining that it opens the way to holding the chain of command accountable for atrocities committed by the previous regime.Read more at: SANA
25 April 2026. Justice Minister al-Wais said Syria is ready to launch the first transitional justice trials, committed to revealing truth about the old regime’s abuses and establishing accountability. The trials will begin in Daraa, where the first sparks of the uprising against tyranny were ignited in March 2011.Read more at: SANA
24 April 2026. In a rare consensus, the entire Council endorsed the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response plan for Syria. Members praised Syria’s contributions to regional stability, and its increasing global integration; many condemned Israel’s constant attacks. Syria’s outstanding humanitarian needs were stressed by UN executives.Read more at: LEVANT 24
16 April 2026. Reporting on its first full year of investigating Syria’s progress with transitional justice, the IIIM, created by the General Assembly in 2016 to help investigate and prosecute Syria’s war crimes, applauded the new government’s cooperation with the UN and its creation of institutions to secure justice.Read more at: SANA
6 April 2026. French envoy Jean Baptiste Faivre met Suweida officials and community leaders to discuss issues of security, stability, and expanding cooperation. The meeting coincided with an allegedly imminent resolution of the 2025 conflict, suggesting that France may be preparing to engage in de-escalation activities.Read more at: SYRIAN OBSERVER
2 April 2026. Covering a broad range of medical fields and specialties, the conference sought to advance research, strengthen professional cooperation, and address ethical responsibilities such as documenting violations against detainees. Health Minister al-Ali also praised Syrian doctors who served on the front lines of the revolution.Read more at: SANA
31 March 2026. A Damascus University conference focused on loopholes in Syria’s existing Nationality Law, based on a 1969 decree, which allows discrimination against women married to non-Syrians and their children. Reforms to advance gender equality and legal protections were proposed.Read more at: SYRIANOBSERVER
30 March 2026. Syria’s National Victims’ Registry aims to document violations, support reparations, and address accountability for the previous regime’s abuses. With major participation from civil society organizations, the registry will anchor and consolidate nationwide efforts.Read more at: LEVANT24
15 March 2026. Peaceful protests against decades of tyranny, corruption and humiliation, beginning in Daraa in 2011, led to a popular uprising and civil war, ending in Syria’s rebirth. The revolution’s ideals of freedom, dignity, justice, and accountability became signposts of the new Syria.Read more at: SANA
9 March 2026. Syria’s social affairs ministry unveiled a 2026-2028 plan, developed ‘in full partnership’ with civil society organizations, to expand equitable access to services, protect and empower women, strengthen protections for all vulnerable groups, integrate returnees, and promote decent work opportunities.Read more at: ENABBALADI
