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Syria torture: German court convicts ex-intelligence officer
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image captionThe trial of Syrian intelligence officer Eyad al-Gharib began in April 2020
A German court has sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors in Koblenz successfully argued that Eyad al-Gharib, 44, had helped to arrest protesters in 2011 who were later tortured and murdered.
The case was unprecedented for its hours of witness testimony describing widespread torture in Syria.
Another Syrian - Anwar Raslan, 58 - remains on trial.
Both fled Syria s civil war and got asylum in Germany - but were arrested in 2019.
Syria torture: German court convicts ex-intelligence officer
Published
image captionThe trial of Syrian intelligence officer Eyad al-Gharib began in April 2020
A German court has sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors in Koblenz successfully argued that Eyad al-Gharib, 44, had helped to arrest protesters in 2011 who were later tortured and murdered.
The case was unprecedented for its hours of witness testimony describing widespread torture in Syria.
Another Syrian - Anwar Raslan, 58 - remains on trial.
Both fled Syria s civil war and got asylum in Germany - but were arrested in 2019.
Verdict expected in landmark Syrian torture case msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Initiative on Global Law and Policy at UH Law Center to host international speaker series
Feb 16, 2021 3:15 PM ET Legal Newswire POWERED BY LAW.COM
The Initiative on Global Law and Policy for the Americas, founded by University of Houston Law Center Professor Elizabeth Trujillo, will launch by hosting a webinar series in Spring 2021 in partnership with the University of Bologna Center for Latin American Studies. The Latin America Interest Group from the American Society of International Law (ASIL-LAIG) will also co-sponsor the event.
The theme of the series is, Constitutionalism, Trade, Social Justice, and Sustainability in the Americas: Lessons from the 2020 Global Pandemic. Over six webinar events, international experts in comparative constitutional law, human rights, sociology, international trade, international health law, and international law will discuss specific areas of society that have been particularly impacted by COVID-19, with an eye towards gathering less