SYRIA JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTRE

What SYRIA JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTRE does

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit civil society organization incorporated under District of Columbia law that promotes transitional justice and accountability for human rights violations committed in Syria. SJAC documents violations, preserves evidence, monitors trials under universal jurisdiction, and serves international courts and justice institutions (Higher Regional Courts of Koblenz, Düsseldorf, and Stuttgart in Germany; courts in Solna, Sweden; U.S. federal courts), Syrian civil society and survivors, and the broader human rights research community across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The organization was founded to address the Syrian conflict's accountability gap and has built a sustained program around documentation, criminal accountability, and missing persons investigations.

SJAC's product portfolio centers on Bayanat, an open-source relational database designed for preserving, structuring, and analyzing human rights documentation, made available to researchers, activists, and other human rights organizations. The portfolio is complemented by the Arrests Tracker (a continuously updated dataset of arrests of alleged perpetrators inside Syria), the Interactive Human Rights Map (documented violations mapped across Syria's governorates and timeline), Trial Monitoring services producing reports on European, Swedish, and U.S. proceedings, and a Missing Persons program conducted with the Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team in Northeast Syria. Content output includes over 505 articles, 385+ trial monitoring reports, and 167+ formal reports, including seven annual editions of the State of Justice in Syria. Technology integrations, APIs, and AI capabilities are not disclosed.

As a donation and grant-funded nonprofit, SJAC operates with no commercial pricing — all publications, trial monitoring reports, the Arrests Tracker, Human Rights Map, and Bayanat are freely accessible via its website and newsletter. The go-to-market is community-led (engaging Syrian civil society, diaspora, and survivors) and event-driven (monitoring high-profile trials). Distribution channels include direct digital access (syriaaccountability.org with Arabic-language mirror), email newsletter, and social media (Facebook, X, YouTube), alongside direct provision of evidence and witness testimony to prosecuting authorities and courts. Institutional partners include ECCHR, CJA, CVT, TIMEP, IIM, Freshfields, University of Stockholm, EU (as funder), and Syrian civil society organizations such as Syrians for Truth and Justice, Justice for Life, the Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights, and SCM.

Name

SYRIA JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CENTRE

Legal name

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre

Website

https://syriaaccountability.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that documents Syrian human rights violations, operates the open-source Bayanat database, and monitors universal jurisdiction trials in Germany, Sweden, and the United States for courts, Syrian survivors, and human rights researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Documentation and Transitional Justice Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

Keywords

• Human rights documentation
• Transitional justice services
• Trial monitoring
• Open-source database tools
• Missing persons investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: SJAC operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations and institutional grants. The organization receives support from entities such as the European Union for specific projects and publications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SJAC documents human rights violations in Syria, preserves and analyzes evidence for transitional justice, and monitors domestic and universal jurisdiction trials. It develops and maintains the open-source Bayanat relational database, the live Arrest & Case Tracker, and the Interactive Human Rights Map, and conducts Missing Persons investigations with the Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team in Northeast Syria. Outputs include trial monitoring reports, annual State of Justice in Syria reports, articles, and infographics published in English and Arabic.

Product overview

The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) offers a portfolio of human rights documentation tools and services centered on its open-source database Bayanat. The core product is Bayanat, a relational database for preserving and analyzing human rights documentation. This is complemented by the Arrests Tracker (live dataset of perpetrator arrests), the Human Rights Map (interactive violation mapping tool), and Trial Monitoring services. SJAC also provides Missing Persons investigation services and publishes a comprehensive library of reports, articles, and infographics. The organization focuses on criminal accountability, transitional justice, and documentation of Syrian human rights violations for investigators, activists, and human rights organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bayanat: SJAC's open-source relational database software for preserving, structuring, and analysing human rights documentation, built for investigators and organizations working on Syria and beyond.

Products and services

• Bayanat Open-source relational database software for preserving, structuring, and analysing human rights documentation, built for investigators and organizations working on Syria and beyond.
• Arrests Tracker A continuously updated live dataset of arrests and detentions of alleged perpetrators inside Syria, available free on the SJAC website.
• Human Rights Map Interactive map displaying documented human rights violations mapped across Syria's governorates and timeline, available on the SJAC website.
• Trial Monitoring Service tracking arrests of perpetrators in Syria and monitoring domestic trials, including reports from trials in Germany (Koblenz, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart), Sweden (Solna), and the United States, provided to courts, legal institutions, and the public.
• Documentation Monitoring of ongoing human rights violations in Syria with quarterly updates, providing structured documentation for transitional justice efforts.
• Missing Persons Investigations Investigation into the fates of those missing due to ISIS crimes, conducted in partnership with the Syrian Missing Persons and Forensic Team in Northeast Syria.
• Publications Collection of reports, articles, infographics, and trial monitoring summaries documenting human rights violations and justice efforts in Syria, published in English and Arabic.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published 7 annual State of Justice in Syria reports covering human rights violations and justice efforts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• TIMEP (Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026SJAC and TIMEP jointly filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Syria's TPS (Temporary Protected Status) Case, arguing conditions in Syria preclude safe, dignified and sustainable return of Syrian TPS holders.
• Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCVT provided support to SJAC to monitor trials and prepare the first six monitoring reports for the Yarmouk Trial in Koblenz. CVT has continued the monitoring from report seven onwards.
• European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECCHR collaborated with SJAC to support a motion to audio-record proceedings of the Yarmouk Trial for historic and scientific purposes based on Section 169 of the German Courts Constitution Act.
• Syrian Initiative for Fundamental RightsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly authored 'Deprivation of Bread and Energy: Policies Deepening Poverty in Syria' - a position paper addressing wheat, bread and energy security in Syria.
• Syrians for Truth and JusticemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored a joint paper analyzing decisions and decrees issued in 2025 during Syria's transitional phase, examining how executive authority expanded at the expense of legislative and judicial frameworks.
• Justice for LifemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored a joint paper with SJAC and Syrians for Truth and Justice analyzing Syria's transition and recommending institutional reforms for rule of law.
• Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCJA filed the Mzaik v. Syria case with support from SJAC which provided eight witness testimonies and ten Syrian government documents from the intelligence branch where torture occurred.
• Freshfields US LLPsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFreshfields provided legal representation to plaintiff Obada Mzaik in the Mzaik v. Syria case alongside CJA.
• University of StockholmsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSJAC is coordinating with University of Stockholm and the Center for Victims of Torture to monitor proceedings in the Mahmoud S. trial in Solna, Sweden.
• Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCM provided information to German police related to cases involving Mohammad A. and Asmael K., and the Violations Documentation Center in Syria (VDC) merged with SCM.
• International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mechanism that collects information related to Syrian cases and shares it with relevant authorities investigating crimes in Syria.
• Ceasefire Centre for Civilian RightssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union partnership included Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights as a partner in producing transitional justice analysis publications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SJAC_Info
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWt72hwuxx4Sk15i4opBC4w
• Facebookfacebook.com/SyriaAccountability
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syriaaccountability

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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