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- Yasmen Almashan, a Syrian human rights defender who lost five brothers, urged justice at the United Nations on March 12, 2026.
- She co-founded the Caesar Families Association to press for justice for the disappeared.
- At a side event in New York, Almashan and activists discussed Syria's National Commission for Transitional Justice.
- A former Syrian prison official was convicted in the United States for torture under Assad's regime, signaling accountability.
