"Up to 300,000 people in Syria are missing and there are thought to be as many as 66 mass graves across the country. We meet Wafa Ali Mustafa as she faces up to the reality that her father, who's been missing for 12 years, is most likely dead. We go inside the newly opened Syrian Identification Centre, where forensic scientists are carrying out painstaking work to identify bodies."
"Start Here also hears from a man who says ten of his relatives were taken by a pro-Assad militia. He's distraught that the militia's commander appears to have been given amnesty by the new Syrian government and delivers a stark ultimatum: Either the government gives me justice or I take justice myself. His story is a powerful reminder of how fragile the situation remains in Syria and how complex the process of transitional justice is."
Almost a year after the regime's fall, Syrians confront justice and accountability amid up to 300,000 missing and up to 66 mass graves. Forensic teams at the Syrian Identification Centre are painstakingly identifying bodies to provide closure for families. A lawyer smuggled 1.3 million documents to create an archive linking war crimes to high-level regime officials including Bashar al-Assad. Some families face commanders of pro-Assad militias granted amnesty, prompting ultimatums and threats of vigilante justice. Recent returns of over a million Syrians bring emotional reunions, even as outbreaks of sectarian violence and questions about the new government's fairness persist.
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