Delhi CM Atishi’s belongings thrown out from official residence, claims AAP
Manoj Punamiya Marking Milestones In India’s Real Estate Future
How an SIP calculator can help you reach your financial goals faster
Tips on Festive Eye and Lip Makeup Using High-Quality Products
Ratan Tata in critical condition, under intensive care in Mumbai hospital: Report
Mukesh Ambani once spent Rs 10000000 on his car only to get it...
Major setback for New Zealand as star player set to miss start of Test series against India
This train suffered Rs 6 crore loss since its launch, has 200-250 seats vacant daily, it runs from…
'Some ants are...': Harbhajan Singh's cryptic post leaves internet confused
Mastering the Art of Digital Transformation: The Journey of Rahul Saoji
This Apple watch feature saves woman's life, know how it happened
The Innovator's Journey: Ashok Choppadandi's Quest for Technological Excellence
Vedaa OTT release date: When, where to watch John Abraham, Sharvari-starrer action thriller
Hyundai Motor India Rs 27870 crore IPO: Check price band, subscription date and other details
Bhanu Devaguptapu: Navigating the future of health tech and enterprise solutions
Nobel Prize 2024 in Chemistry goes to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John M Jumper
Breaking the Mold: BHP is Revolutionizing the Supercar Experience
Transforming Test Automation: Narendra Kumar Ale’s Innovative Approach to Integrating AI and ML
This man resigns on first day after joining office, says, 'repeated remarks about my…'
'It’s all about making that unique difference,' says director Ryan Shah
Meet IIT graduate who has joined Ratan Tata's company, to play key role in advancing...
Bigg Boss 18: Meet most educated contestant in Salman Khan's show; was threatened, attacked, jailed
Bigg Boss 18 Grand Premiere: PETA asks Salman Khan to surrender donkey
When Bigg Boss 18's Shilpa Shirodkar made a bold statement in support of sexy dance numbers
Video of leopard trying to enter safari bus after leaping through window goes viral, watch
'October 7 will never happen again': Israel Foreign Ministry vows to 'hunt' every terrorist
Malayalam actor T P Madhavan passes away at 88
Bangladesh Skipper Shanto takes a dig at India speedster Mayank Yadav ahead of 2nd T20i
EPFO to introduce instant SMS alerts to safeguard PF deposits from fraud
RG Kar case: CBI cites blood stain, DNA report as evidence in chargesheet against accused Sanjay Roy
Nagarjuna records statement in Rs 100 crore defamation case against Konda Surekha
Indian man swims 'butt naked' for two hours in Google Maps untraced Australian waterbody
Good news for UPI users as RBI increases UPI Lite wallet limit to Rs...
Mukesh Ambani's Jio offers mega plan, 2GB data per day, unlimited calls at just Rs...
Teacher faces backlash for giving extra marks to students for THIS reason
Woman in wedding dress rides sports bike viral video divides social media
PM Modi launches all-out attack on Congress, calls it 'parasitic party that...'
Baden Bower's PR Services drive EB1A visa success through high-impact publications
Vada Pav vendor claims to earn Rs 2.8 lakh monthly, social media says time to switch careers; watch
Top 10 Indian cities for UPSC preparation
A sweet revenge: BJP orders 1 kg 'Jalebi' for Rahul Gandhi, Congress workers after mega Haryana win
Influencer PERFECTLY copies Deepika Padukone's Singham Again accent, video goes viral
'Fate like Gaza': Israeli PM Netanyahu issues dire warning to Lebanon as Hezbollah continues firing
Omar Abdullah's BIG statement after winning J-K assembly polls, says 'whoever becomes CM...'
Not Anant Ambani but Mark Zuckerberg attended this wedding in India for the first time
'Kha gaye na dhokha'? This metro-themed Durga Puja Pandal is talk of the town! WATCH viral video
Meet man, who quit studies after school, learnt coding, established company worth Rs...
Bigg Boss 18 contestants Vivian Dsena, Chahat Pandey get into UGLY fight, watch video
Shares of this Mukesh Ambani company surged by 12000% in 60 months, market cap rose to...
RG Kar rape-murder case: Doctor’s association to hold nationwide hunger strike today
IND vs BAN, 2nd T20I Dream11 prediction: Fantasy cricket tips for India vs Bangladesh
DNA TV Show: Why Congress lost in Haryana Assembly elections
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 to not clash with Singham Again? Kartik Aaryan film might get postponed, says...
Devara box office collection day 12: Jr NTR film fails to recreate Baahubali, RRR magic; earns Rs...
Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma flaunt their football skills, video goes viral
Assembly Election 2024 Results: INDIA bloc's first win in J-K, BJP retains Haryana
By raising Rs 17,600 crore, Anil Ambani set for a REVIVAL, here’s how
WORLD
Criminal investigators say they have built a case documenting the widespread torture and murder of Syrian detainees by the Assad government, relying on official photos and meticulous documents.
Criminal investigators say they have built a case documenting the widespread torture and murder of Syrian detainees by the Assad government, relying on official photos and meticulous documents.
More than 700,000 pages from Syrian intelligence and security archives have been smuggled out by the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), an independent group of legal experts, through a secret network.
"The documentation is, in the main, generated by the security-intelligence, military and political structures of the regime," William Wiley, who has worked for U.N. war crimes tribunals on former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, told Reuters.
A key document from 2011 orders the arrest of protesters or people in contact with foreign media, he said in a new documentary "Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad" that tracks Wiley and his group's work in Syria.
In another, an official asks what to do with a "hospital refrigerator full of unidentified corpses that have decomposed".
"This person copied the Ministry of Justice, so a localised problem is being brought to the attention of the regime," said Wiley, executive director of CIJA, a non-profit foundation that is also preparing cases in Iraq for prosecution.
The government of President Bashar al-Assad denies findings by U.N. investigators that detainees are tortured and executed in a policy of "extermination", in the war that is entering its seventh year.
"The queen and king of evidence in any criminal investigation is a document. It isn't cross-examined because it is factual, it is truth," Wiley said in the documentary.
The film, which had its premiere at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva this week, includes interviews with former detainees and grieving mothers.
"We are trying to lay the foundation for prosecution along the lines of Nuremberg," Wiley said in the documentary.
His group is funded by countries including Britain, Canada and Germany.
Stephen Rapp, former U.S. ambassador for war crimes issues, said of Syrian authorities: "They were keeping meticulous records."
"This is the legal equivalent of a 'slam dunk'," he said in the film.
Investigators have access to 55,000 photos of detainees' bodies - some with gouged out eyes - smuggled out by a former forensic photographer code-named Caesar who worked at Tishreen military hospital.
All files have been moved to a secret location in Europe with the aim of sharing them with national judicial authorities or a future international court.
"The real potential (for prosecution) is with national war crimes units domestically," Wiley told the film's audience.
Lawyer Almudena Bernabeu, shown in the film, has lodged a case in Spain, alleging "state terrorism" on behalf of a Syrian-Spanish woman who recognised her dead brother among the Caesar photos. A judge will rule on whether the case is admissible.
At the screening, former detainee and activist Mazen Al Hamada, who was released, says interrogators broke his ribs, hung him by handcuffed wrists, and sexually assaulted him.
"We want those perpetrators to be tried, we have to be patient," he said to a standing ovation.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)