News from Syria is usually very grim, and yet there might be a glimmer of hope for Syrian victims of torture seeking justice in Europe thanks to universal jurisdiction, which allows Syrian victims of torture to file a criminal complaint outside Syria, in one of 20 countries around the world, including in a few in Europe.
This means that, say, a German court may prosecute a Syrian suspected of perpetrating war crimes.
In this edition of Insiders, Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie speaks with Syrian survivors of torturewho are seeking justice in Germany.
He meets key witness Yazan Awad and Syrian Human Rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni in the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights.
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