Human Rights Watch estimates they show evidence of at least 6,000 Syrians who died in Syrian regime custody. In February, he was asked about the Caesar photos in an interview with Yahoo News. Knowing the specific branch is critical to lawyers who are trying to build a criminal case against Assad and his regime — it helps identify those responsible. 3 tonnes of documentsCIJA is one of several human rights groups trying to document abuses by the Assad regime in the hopes of one day bringing it to trial. Funded in large part by the Canadian government, CIJA focuses on obtaining documents generated by the Syrian regime itself.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2017 21:02 UTC