Published images of torture victims leaked by a defected officer and photographer have led to the identification of more victims by their families. The defected officer, known as Ceasar, published approximately 2000 images of victims from 11 security apparatus’ in Syria. The photos have been published by “The Syrian Organisation for the Disappeared and Prisoners […]
Leaked Photos at the Congress: The Time has Come to Stop Protecting War Criminals
The primary witness of the leaked photos of the victims of torture in Syria file, also known as Caesar, presented his witness statement in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Congress, today. Caesar, whose face was covered, said that he worked as a photographer with the Syrian army, although his work turned into […]
Thousands of Leaked Photos are Evidence of Systematic Crimes inside Syria’s Prisons
A report prepared by a group of international investigators after studying thousands of leaked images from Syria revealed that torture and killing is practised systematically in Syrian prisons. The report said, “The images are enough to prove that the regime has committed crimes against humanity”. The group preparing the report studied 55,000 images of detainees […]
AI: Syria peace conference must act on allegations of ‘industrial-scale’ torture and killings in custody
Amnesty International: World leaders at the Geneva II peace conference on Syria must demand full access to investigate allegations that 11,000 people have been tortured and killed while in detention in the country and monitor conditions in detention, said Amnesty International. A report by former war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts is based on documents […]