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Sweden on the frontline with Syria cases 11 February 2021By Lena Bjurström, for JusticeInfo.net From the first war crimes trial to the first conviction of a government soldier, Sweden has been a pioneer in Europe in the prosecution of crimes committed in Syria. Today, the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office remains a leader, with no less than 50 investigations opened on Syrian cases. But obstacles remain. Share Republish × You are free to republish this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple rules described on our copyright. Please do not edit the piece, ens...

Wolfgang Kaleck is using the justice system to do what nation-states will not or cannot. Goetz Schleser/laif/Redux December 14, 2020 Wolfgang Kaleck, a 60-year-old human rights lawyer with large blue eyes and a wave of sandy brown hair, smiles a lot for someone who has spent his life litigating some of the world’s worst atrocities. “The stories you hear you won’t forget,” he says, sitting at a long table in his office in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. “But at the same time you learn about these cruel facts of the world, you learn about the light side, which is that there’s resista...