Syria #1 Accountability for Syria - An Interview with Human Rights Lawyer Anwar Al-Bunni

Trigger warning: This episode includes description of torture and
violence. Please take care of yourself while listening.


"[The conflict in Syria] is not a humanitarian issue, it is a
political issue" - Anwar Al-Bunni


On Wednesday, a German court in Koblenz made a historic
judgement: A former intelligence officer from the Bashar al-Assad
regime in Syria was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
The groundbreaking decision is an important sign of legal
accountability towards the torture regime under Assad that is
systematically torturing and murdering thousands of people.


In this episode we talked with human rights lawyer Anwar Al-Bunni
who tries to bring the perpetrators of war crimes in Syria to
justice. We talked about the meaning of accountability and
justice in the case of Syria. When asked about the trial,
Al-Bunni told us: „It’s not about justice for Syrians, it is
about justice for the victims.“ Part of the conversation were
also his experiences with the Syrian tyranny and the question
whether the newest US sanctions against Assad, the so called
Caesar Act, can help improve the human rights situation in Syria.


For further information see:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/germany-convicts-former-assad-regime-agent-in-historic-syria-torture-verdict?CMP=Share