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These individuals aren't doing anything to stop it. >> reporter: he's built dozens of cases against the regime, most relating to the early days of the revolution, the violent repression of protests and the alleged torture and killing of thousands of demonstrators detained across the country. since 2012 in the shadows of a war that's unleashed some of the worst atrocities of our time, a network of more than 100 syrians were recruited, vetted and trained by sija. we get a rare opportunity to meet one of those document hunters. he was a lawyer and now he heads this team that has risked everything...

Were recruited, vetted, and trained by cija. we get a rare opportunity to meet one of those document hunters. adel, as he wants to be called, was a lawyer. now he heads this team that has risked everything to save the evidence. >> all members of our team, men and women, have been subjected to arrests or beatings or humiliation, or danger. we are operating in a war zone. in most cases, we would enter areas as air strikes would be ongoing. but we have to go in to collect the evidence before it's damaged. >> reporter: for adel and his fellow evidence hunters, a treasure trove of documents has bee...