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Human Rights Watch and UN experts are emphasizing the ongoing importance of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, even as the world's attention has shifted to other crises. The commission's work in documenting violations, including extrajudicial executions, torture, and enforced disappearances, remains essential for future accountability.
Ongoing Violations
Despite changes in the political landscape, serious human rights violations continue across Syria. UN News reports that extrajudicial killings, torture in detention facilities, and enforced disappearances remain widespread. The evidence collected by the commission will be crucial when justice finally comes.
Documentation as Justice
HRW argues that maintaining the commission is not just about recording the past but about building the foundation for future prosecutions. International criminal law moves slowly, but the evidence being gathered now will eventually be used to hold perpetrators accountable, no matter how long it takes.
Justice delayed is not justice denied, but only if the evidence is preserved. The UN Commission on Syria is building the case that will one day bring accountability to those responsible for some of the worst atrocities of our time.
Sources
HRW: Syria — UN Commission of Inquiry Remains Critical
UN News: Syria's Continuing Rights Violations
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