Syria forms transitional justice, missing persons commissions

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Syria forms transitional justice, missing persons commissions

Syria will set up commissions for justice and missing persons tasked with probing crimes committed during the rule of the Assad family, compensating victims and finding thousands of people whose whereabouts remain unknown, the presidency said.

Tens of thousands of detainees and missing persons continue to be one of the allies of the Syrian conflict, which exploded in 2011.

There are tens of thousands of them, of which we have lost track after they had ended up in the violent repressive system of the regime.

The Syrian Presidency announced the formation of a transitional justice commission whose mission is to uncover the facts surrounding the grave violations committed by the former regime, hold those responsible accountable in coordination with relevant authorities, redress the harm suffered by victims, and consolidate the principles of non-repetition and national reconciliation.

The new leadership in Syria has announced the establishment of a national judicial commission.