الإبلاغ عن شخص مفقود

Thank you for your interest in reporting your missing loved one to the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC). SJAC is a Syrian-led, multilaterally supported nonprofit that envisions a Syria defined by justice, respect for human rights, and rule of law. SJAC's work includes investigating the fates and whereabouts of missing persons.

On the following page, SJAC will ask you to share information about your missing loved one as well as your contact information. Whether you decide to do so is your choice.

This form explains how SJAC will utilize the information you provide and requests your consent for SJAC to preserve and analyze your information.

Before deciding to move forward, please review the information below.

What is involved?

If you decide to complete the form, the information you provide will be saved in SJAC's database of evidence related to the Syrian conflict and missing persons. An SJAC analyst will review your reported information, usually within one month. At that time they will:

1. Search for your loved one in SJAC's database of evidence, which includes records from Assad-era detention facilities. If SJAC locates records that may be relevant to your loved one, a team member will reach out to you and share any relevant information.
2. Assess whether your loved one is relevant to an ongoing investigation, in which case a team member will reach out to conduct a full interview. Currently, SJAC's investigative teams are primarily focused on cases of people who disappeared after December 2024 and those disappeared in areas that were previously under the control of ISIS.

If you do not hear from SJAC, that means that we do not have relevant information at this time. Unfortunately, SJAC has records on only a small percentage of missing persons and will not be able to provide information on most cases. SJAC will preserve the reported information and conduct periodic searches to assess whether new evidence has emerged. SJAC may reach out to you in the future if new information arises.

Confidentiality & Security

Identifying information about your missing loved one (including their name, mother's name, birth date, and potentially identifying information about the details of their disappearance) as well as your own name and contact information will not be shared publicly.

SJAC may periodically share anonymized data about reported missing persons data, such as the number of reported cases, and the involved locations or perpetrators.

SJAC will store all reported information on its password-protected, online database, and only authorized SJAC staff will have access to the information. While SJAC takes significant precautions to ensure the confidentiality of reported data, there is always a risk that those precautions fail, and information reported on this form becomes public or is accessed by non-SJAC staff.

If SJAC receives a formal request for data from an institution with the capacity to use the data to support the search for your missing loved one, and the institution follows confidentiality and security protocols that are as strict or stricter than SJAC's, SJAC may share your reported information.

How We Use Your Personal Information

The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre acts as the controller of your personal information. If you complete the intake form, SJAC will process personal information you provide as described above. The legal basis for processing your personal information is based on your consent, including explicit consent for sensitive personal information. Participation is voluntary and you may withdraw your consent at any time, by contacting SJAC. This will not affect prior processing but will stop future use of your personal information.

Your personal information will be stored securely and accessed only by authorized personnel and service providers who are subject to confidentiality obligations. SJAC may share your personal information with trusted organizations involved in missing persons investigations, subject to appropriate confidentiality and security safeguards. Personal information may be transferred internationally where necessary, such as the United States (if required, SJAC will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to govern transfers of personal information, such as relying on contractual protections. Please contact SJAC for more information).

SJAC will retain your personal information for as long as necessary for these purposes. You may have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to the use of your personal information, as well as request to receive your data in a structured, commonly-used, machine readable format or have it transferred to another organization, and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. For questions or to exercise your rights, see our contact details below.

Who to Contact

If you have any questions about this Informed Consent Form or wish to withdraw your consent to any of SJAC's processing activities, please contact us at info@syriaaccountability.org.