PILPG Managing Director Professor Milena Sterio
Testifies before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
On June 8, 2022, PILPG Managing Director Professor Milena Sterio testified before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a hearing entitled "The Path Forward On U.S.-Syria Policy: Strategy And Accountability."
Professor Sterio’s testimony, entitled “Closing the Accountability Gap in Syria: Pathways to Prosecution,” outlines the imperative accountability options for the prosecution of Syrian leaders who have ordered the commission of atrocity crimes.
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“Imposing accountability on Syrian leaders in particular is paramount in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the commission of atrocities there by Russian forces. It is crucial to establish that accountability attaches to all those who order the commission of atrocities, whether they be located in Syria or in Ukraine.”
