CJA In The News

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Many of the foot soldiers for the Khmer Rouge remain in Cambodia’s remote reaches, each with a chronicle of the horror-soaked years in which Pol Pot and his Communist disciples turned the country into a deadly laboratory for agra

Demonstrators gathered at the American Embassy to present their petition demanding the establishment of a war and economic crimes court in Liberia (Photo: Greg H. Stemn) >> Read Full Article

For the first time since the end of Liberia’s bloody civil wars, representatives of government, UN, civil society, and diplomatic missions discuss steps forward in accountability for wartime atrocities (Monrovia, Liberia) November 10, 2018 – Speaking t

Liberian government officials, international representatives, and local and international activists will participate in a one-day conference, “Opportunities and Challenges for Truth and Justice in Liberia for Past Crimes,” in Monrovia on November 9, 20

Liberia: Conference on Justice Officials, Activists to Meet Amid Push for War Crimes Court  (Monrovia, November 6, 2018) – Liberian government officials, international representatives, and local and international activists will participate in a one-day

A legal case against the Assad regime for the murder of Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin is currently awaiting judgment and may have considerable historic significance, and could help prevent alleged war criminals accessing funds to rebuild the bru

“I sometimes think that her being [In Libya] during the bombing and surviving exposed a level of risk taking that lingered just below the surface and led to her career as a war correspondent.” UPI, October 30, 2018 > Read Full Article

The New York Times: In the new movie “A Private War,” Rosamund Pike plays Marie Colvin, the Long Island-raised, London-based journalist who was killed in Syria in 2012. >> Read full article

The Nation: Thirty years ago, the US-backed Somali government slaughtered an estimated 200,000 people. Now survivors want US help uncovering the crimes. >> Read full article

Front Page Africa: A large coalition of international NGOs are working alongside local Liberian groups to put pressure on President George Weah to establish a war crimes court. >> Read full article