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The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) was established in 2012 by the 'Friends of the Syrian People' to centralize data collection.
Answer: True
The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) was indeed formed in April 2012, initiated by the 'Friends of the Syrian People' with the objective of preserving documentation and establishing a centralized source for data collection.
SJAC is headquartered in London, UK, but maintains staff in Washington D.C.
Answer: False
SJAC's headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., United States, not London, UK. While it does maintain staff in various countries across Europe and the United States, its primary base is in Washington D.C.
Mohammad Al-Abdallah serves as the Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre.
Answer: True
Mohammad Al-Abdallah is confirmed by the source as the Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC).
SJAC's primary mission is to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees.
Answer: False
SJAC's primary mission is to monitor and report on violations committed by various actors in the Syrian Conflict, not to provide humanitarian aid to refugees.
SJAC exclusively monitors violations committed by the Syrian government.
Answer: False
SJAC's documentation efforts are comprehensive, covering violations perpetrated by the Syrian government, opposition forces, ISIS, and foreign actors involved in the Syrian Conflict, not exclusively the government.
Transitional justice, criminal accountability, and human rights violations are the core issues SJAC primarily addresses.
Answer: True
SJAC's work primarily focuses on issues related to transitional justice, criminal accountability, and human rights violations in Syria.
SJAC frequently collaborates with military organizations to gather intelligence.
Answer: False
SJAC frequently collaborates with academic researchers and other human rights and justice-based organizations, not military organizations.
SJAC's full name is the Syrian Justice and Accountability Coalition.
Answer: False
SJAC's full name is the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, not the Syrian Justice and Accountability Coalition.
What is the full name of the organization abbreviated as SJAC?
Answer: Syria Justice and Accountability Centre
The full name of the organization abbreviated as SJAC is the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre.
In what year was the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) established?
Answer: 2012
The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) was formally established in April 2012.
What is the tax identification status of SJAC in the United States?
Answer: 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization
SJAC is registered as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization in the United States, which grants it exemption from federal income tax.
Where is the primary headquarters of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre located?
Answer: Washington, DC, United States
The primary headquarters of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre is located in Washington, D.C., United States.
What is the primary mission of SJAC?
Answer: To monitor and report on violations committed in the Syrian Conflict.
SJAC's primary mission is to monitor and report on violations committed by various actors involved in the Syrian Conflict.
Which of the following groups does SJAC monitor for violations in the Syrian Conflict?
Answer: The Syrian government, opposition forces, ISIS, and foreign actors.
SJAC's documentation efforts encompass violations perpetrated by the Syrian government, opposition forces, ISIS, and foreign actors participating in the Syrian Conflict.
Besides Washington D.C., where does SJAC maintain staff and analysts?
Answer: In various countries across Europe and the United States.
In addition to its Washington D.C. base, SJAC maintains staff and analysts in various countries across Europe and other parts of the United States.
With which types of organizations does SJAC frequently collaborate?
Answer: Researchers and other human rights and justice-based organizations.
SJAC frequently collaborates with academic researchers and other human rights and justice-based organizations located in the European Union and Syria.
SJAC gathers witness statements about crimes against humanity only within Syria.
Answer: False
SJAC's documenters collect witness statements about crimes against humanity in regions including Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, not exclusively within Syria.
SJAC partners with the International Red Cross for training on mass grave investigation.
Answer: False
SJAC partners with the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team for training on mass grave investigation and documentation, not the International Red Cross.
SJAC provides documentation training exclusively in English.
Answer: False
SJAC offers documentation training in Arabic, both in-person and virtually, for individuals working on recovering remains and discovering missing persons in Syria.
SJAC preserved over 5,000 government documents recovered from former Syrian Government intelligence offices.
Answer: True
SJAC preserved 5,003 government documents that were recovered from former Syrian Government intelligence offices, which is indeed over 5,000.
The preserved government documents were smuggled from Syria to Turkey by government officials.
Answer: False
The preserved government documents were smuggled from Syria to Turkey by activists, not government officials.
The preserved government documents provide evidence of broad authorization by the Syrian government for security forces to use force against peaceful protests in 2011.
Answer: True
Later preserved documents include evidence of broad authorization by the Syrian government for security forces to use force against peaceful protests and uprisings during the 2011 Arab Spring.
The Bayanat database was developed in 2020 and made public in 2014.
Answer: False
The Bayanat database was developed in 2014 and subsequently made public on GitHub in December 2020, reversing the years stated in the question.
Bayanat is a relational database software created by SJAC to organize open-source digital data.
Answer: True
Bayanat is indeed a specialized relational database software developed by SJAC, designed to efficiently sort and organize extensive sets of open-source digital data related to human rights violations.
The Bayanat database contains over 1.8 million pieces of data documenting human rights violations in Syria.
Answer: True
The Bayanat database contains over 1.8 million pieces of data, primarily documenting human rights violations committed in Syria by perpetrators from both sides of the conflict.
SJAC shares data from Bayanat exclusively with the International Criminal Court.
Answer: False
SJAC shares data from Bayanat with the International Impartial Independent Mechanism, as well as other justice mechanisms, not exclusively with the International Criminal Court.
SJAC's documentation training materials include videos, fact sheets, and quizzes.
Answer: True
The training materials provided by SJAC include instructional videos, informative fact sheets, and evaluative quizzes, designed to equip individuals for effective evidence collection.
The preserved government documents were recovered from former Syrian military bases.
Answer: False
The preserved government documents were recovered from former Syrian Government intelligence offices, not military bases.
SJAC's work on missing persons cases involves exhuming and investigating mass graves in Syria.
Answer: True
SJAC addresses missing persons cases by collaborating with several teams of responders in Syria who exhume and investigate mass graves, meticulously documenting information about the deceased and missing individuals.
The preserved government documents detailed instances of government officials torturing and spying on Syrians after the 2011 Arab Spring.
Answer: False
The documents detail instances of torture and spying in the *lead-up* to the Syrian Conflict. Later documents refer to authorization of force *during* the 2011 Arab Spring, but not torture/spying *after* it.
Bayanat primarily documents human rights violations committed by opposition forces in Syria.
Answer: False
The Bayanat database documents human rights violations committed in Syria by perpetrators from *both sides* of the conflict, not primarily by opposition forces.
In which regions do SJAC documenters collect witness statements about crimes against humanity?
Answer: Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
SJAC employs documenters who collect witness statements about crimes against humanity in regions such as Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
How does SJAC approach missing persons cases in Syria?
Answer: By exhuming and investigating mass graves and documenting information.
SJAC addresses missing persons cases by collaborating with several teams of responders in Syria who exhume and investigate mass graves, meticulously documenting information about the deceased and missing individuals.
Which international team does SJAC partner with for training on mass grave investigation?
Answer: The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team
SJAC collaborates with the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team to provide specialized training in Syria on accurate methods for the exhumation, examination, and documentation of mass graves and human remains.
In what language does SJAC provide documentation training for individuals working to recover remains and discover missing persons in Syria?
Answer: Arabic
SJAC offers comprehensive documentation training in Arabic, delivered both in-person and virtually, to individuals actively engaged in efforts to recover human remains and identify missing persons in Syria.
How many government documents did SJAC preserve from former Syrian Government intelligence offices?
Answer: 5,003
SJAC successfully preserved 5,003 government documents that were recovered from former Syrian Government intelligence offices.
How did the preserved government documents reach Turkey after surviving bombing during the conflict?
Answer: They were smuggled by activists from Syria to Turkey.
These critical documents survived extensive bombing during the conflict in Raqqa and Homs and were subsequently smuggled by activists from Syria to Turkey.
What information do the preserved government documents reveal about the Syrian government's actions leading up to the conflict?
Answer: Instances of officials torturing and spying on Syrians.
The documents detail instances where government officials engaged in torture and spying on Syrians in the period leading up to the Syrian Conflict.
What is Bayanat?
Answer: A relational database software created by SJAC.
Bayanat is a specialized relational database software developed by SJAC, designed to efficiently sort and organize extensive sets of open-source digital data related to human rights violations.
When was the Bayanat database made publicly accessible on GitHub?
Answer: December 2020
The Bayanat database was developed in 2014 and subsequently made publicly accessible on GitHub in December 2020.
Approximately how much data does the Bayanat database contain?
Answer: Over 1.8 million pieces of data.
The Bayanat database contains over 1.8 million pieces of data, primarily documenting human rights violations committed in Syria by perpetrators from both sides of the conflict.
With which entity does SJAC share the data collected and organized in Bayanat?
Answer: The International Impartial Independent Mechanism and other justice mechanisms.
SJAC shares this meticulously collected data with the International Impartial Independent Mechanism, as well as other justice mechanisms that utilize documentation of violations perpetrated during the Syrian Conflict.
What type of training materials does SJAC provide for documentation?
Answer: Videos, fact sheets, and quizzes.
The educational materials provided by SJAC for its documentation training programs include instructional videos, informative fact sheets, and evaluative quizzes.
What did later preserved government documents include evidence of regarding the 2011 Arab Spring?
Answer: Broad authorization for security forces to use force against peaceful protests.
Later preserved documents include evidence of broad authorization by the Syrian government for security forces to employ force against peaceful protests and uprisings during the 2011 Arab Spring.
SJAC's legal team in Germany is responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of war crimes in Syria.
Answer: False
SJAC's legal team in Germany is tasked with monitoring and reporting on trials of individuals accused of war crimes, not with prosecuting them.
Anwar Raslan and Alaa M. are two individuals whose trials SJAC is currently monitoring for alleged war crimes in Syria.
Answer: True
SJAC is currently conducting trial monitoring for Anwar Raslan and Alaa M., a German doctor accused of committing crimes against humanity while employed by the Syrian Government.
Eyad Al-Gharib was sentenced to ten years in prison after SJAC monitored his German trial.
Answer: False
Eyad Al-Gharib was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, not ten years, for his role in transporting detainees to detention sites where they would face systematic torture and abuse.
SJAC claimed in an interview that the preserved documents could potentially be used for the criminal prosecution of former Syrian officials.
Answer: True
In an interview with France24, SJAC stated that it had identified documents with potential utility for the criminal prosecution of government officials implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In January 2021, SJAC filed a communication with the International Criminal Court regarding alleged crimes against Syrian refugees near the Greek border.
Answer: True
In January 2021, SJAC formally filed a communication with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), requesting an investigation into alleged crimes committed against Syrian refugees attempting to cross the border into Greece.
SJAC's communication to the ICC accused the European Coast Guard (Frontex) of providing inadequate assistance to migrant boats.
Answer: False
SJAC's communication accused Frontex of damaging migrant boats and endangering lives by forcibly pushing these vessels away from Greek territorial waters, not merely providing inadequate assistance.
The International Criminal Court has already decided to conduct a larger investigation into the alleged mistreatment of Syrian refugees based on SJAC's communication.
Answer: False
The case is currently under review by the ICC, which will determine whether to proceed with a larger investigation; a decision has not yet been made to conduct one.
What is the role of SJAC's legal team based in Germany?
Answer: To monitor and report on trials of individuals accused of war crimes in Syria.
SJAC's legal team, based in Germany, is specifically tasked with monitoring and reporting on trials of individuals accused of committing war crimes in Syria.
What was the sentence received by Eyad Al-Gharib, whose German trial was monitored by SJAC?
Answer: Four and a half years in prison
Eyad Al-Gharib was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for his role in knowingly transporting detainees to detention sites where they would face systematic torture and abuse.
According to an interview with France24, what potential use did SJAC identify for some of the preserved government documents?
Answer: For criminal prosecution of government officials.
In an interview with France24, SJAC asserted that it had identified a number of documents with potential utility for the criminal prosecution of government officials implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
What significant action did SJAC take with the International Criminal Court in January 2021?
Answer: They filed a communication requesting an investigation into alleged crimes against Syrian refugees.
In January 2021, SJAC formally filed a communication with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), requesting an investigation into alleged crimes committed against Syrian refugees attempting to cross the border into Greece.
What accusations against the European Coast Guard (Frontex) prompted SJAC's communication to the ICC?
Answer: Damaging migrant boats and endangering lives by pushing them from Greek waters.
The communication to the ICC was prompted by accusations that the European Coast Guard, known as Frontex, had damaged migrant boats and endangered lives by forcibly pushing these vessels away from Greek territorial waters.
What is the current status of SJAC's communication with the ICC regarding refugee mistreatment?
Answer: The case is currently being reviewed by the ICC to determine if a larger investigation will be conducted.
The case initiated by SJAC's communication is currently under review by the ICC, which will determine whether to proceed with a larger, more comprehensive investigation into the alleged mistreatment of Syrian refugees.
SJAC's analysis section publishes content solely on war crimes and international law.
Answer: False
SJAC's analysis section publishes on a broader range of topics, including transitional justice, human rights abuses, international law, refugee issues, and the international community's response to the Syrian conflict, not solely war crimes and international law.
The image caption mentions Mohammad Al-Abdallah participating in a session on digital forensics.
Answer: False
The image caption depicts Director Mohammad Al-Abdallah participating in an educational session focused on witness protection, not digital forensics.
SJAC's recent blogs and publications focus on current events, refugee challenges, and trial monitoring for Syrian individuals.
Answer: True
Recent blogs and publications from SJAC primarily focus on current events, the multifaceted challenges confronting refugees, and the ongoing monitoring of trials for Syrian individuals accused of crimes against humanity.
What type of content does SJAC publish in its analysis section?
Answer: Articles, blogs, and reports on transitional justice, human rights, and war crimes.
SJAC's analysis section publishes a range of content, including articles, blogs, and reports, which address transitional justice, human rights abuses, war crimes, international law, refugee issues, and the international community's response to the Syrian conflict.
What was the focus of the educational session depicted in the image featuring Director Mohammad Al-Abdallah?
Answer: Witness protection.
The image caption depicts Director Mohammad Al-Abdallah participating in an educational session specifically focused on witness protection.
SJAC suspended most of its projects in January 2025 due to a U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze.
Answer: True
SJAC was indeed compelled to suspend the majority of its projects on January 24, 2025, as a direct result of the U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze, implemented under Executive Order 14169.
The U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze that impacted SJAC was implemented under Executive Order 14169.
Answer: True
The U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze, which led to SJAC suspending most of its projects, was indeed implemented under Executive Order 14169.
What event led to SJAC suspending most of its projects on January 24, 2025?
Answer: The U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze under Executive Order 14169.
SJAC was compelled to suspend most of its projects on January 24, 2025, in direct response to the U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze, which was implemented under Executive Order 14169.