Syria's former dictator Bashar Assad was sentenced to death for crimes against his own people. But for many civil war survivors, it's not enough
In July, a Syrian court sentenced former dictator Bashar Assad to death for crimes against his own people. But after 14 years of civil war, many survivors are demanding more when it comes to transitional justice.
Huda Khayti, a Syrian women's rights activist, lost her brother and home to a 2013 chemical weapons attack ordered by the former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. She has since fled to Idlib, a rebel stronghold, to rebuild her life. Despite the recent sentencing of Assad and other high-ranking members of his regime to death in absentia, Khayti believes the conviction is largely symbolic. She and other survivors want to see convictions for those who were responsible for the crimes, not just the leaders themselves.
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