This documentary is presented by the Embassy of France, in partnership with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Atlantic Council.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with:

• Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice, US Department of State
• Ali Cain, Policy Officer, Human Rights, Delegation of the European Union to the U.S.
• Omar Alshogre, Syrian Human rights activist, detention and torture survivor
• Ronan Tynan, Filmmaker, Director of the documentary "Bringing Assad to Justice"

The panel will be moderated by Paul Hayes, Director of Debate at George Washington University.

"Bringing Assad to Justice," directed by Anne Daly and Ronan Tynan

Never in history has more evidence, and at great risk, been gathered against any regime for war crimes and crimes against humanity than that of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Almost like a thriller equally unprecedented efforts have been made to stop any attempt to secure justice and accountability while Syrians, many of whom themselves have been tortured and imprisoned by the regime, like human rights lawyers Mazen Darwish and Anwar al-Bunni, have sought to overcome the impossible and are making history in their bid to ensure that Assad and all of those responsible for these crimes will be brought to justice.

Already European countries, through these efforts, have issued international arrest warrants against regime leaders for crimes against humanity - an unprecedented use of universal jurisdiction which allows crimes to be tried outside the country where they are committed – and the city of Koblenz, witnessed the first trial of Assad regime security officers charged with crimes against humanity. But these efforts extend beyond Europe to the United States. Evidence gathered against the regime by this remarkable movement also helped the family of the late Marie Colvin, the renowned reporter killed in Baba’Amr in Homs by the regime, succeed in proving in the American courts that she was murdered by the regime alongside with French photographer Rémi Ochlik.

“Bringing Assad to Justice. It is a heart-rendingly detailed account of attempts by Syrians to hold Bashar al-Assad and his cronies to account. It is not in the headlines, and that is the point. It’s a clarion reminder of the purpose of journalism — and why it matters.”

Alec Russell, Weekend Editor, Financial Times

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