U.S. Federal Court presented with extensive evidence detailing torture and enforced disappearances in Syria’s prisons, with over thirty sworn declarations from former detainees and five reports from international experts. San Francisco, California, Dec
ECOWAS Court Dismisses Complaint For Liberia’s Failure To Investigate War Crimes Due To Lack Of Jurisdiction
- October 24, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria, October 24, 2024—The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a complaint against the Republic of Liberia for its failure to investigate the Lutheran Church Massacre and prosecute those responsib
Former Salvadoran Military Officer Sued in the US for the Killing of Dutch Journalist
- October 10, 2024
Mario Reyes Mena is sued in a Virginia federal court for the murder of Jan Kuiper, Dutch journalist killed in El Salvador in 1982 San Francisco, California, October 10, 2024 – Yesterday, October 9, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), with
Colorado: Trial Postponed for Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member Accused of Torture and Conspiracy to Commit Torture
- September 12, 2024
Denver, Colorado – The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The Gambia, originally scheduled for September 16, 2024, has been postponed. Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions
Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member to Stand Trial for Torture and Conspiracy to Commit Torture in Denver, Colorado
- September 9, 2024
Denver (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), August 26, 2024 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is scheduled to stand trial for torture starting on September 16, 2024 in Denver. This marks the first time a non-U.S. ci
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024
- April 15, 2024
The Center for Justice and Accountability is proud to join TRIAL International, REDRESS, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Civitas Maxima in publishing this year’s Univers
CJA Featured in The Next 25: A Collection of Essays on The Future of Human Rights
- March 14, 2024
The Center for Justice and Accountability is proud to have Executive Director Carmen Cheung Ka-Man’s essay, “Impacted Communities Hold the Key to Justice for the World’s Worst Crimes,” featured in The Next 25: A Collection of Essays on The Future of H
SUIT BY RENOWNED SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAILS HARMS CAUSED BY EXPORT OF U.S. CYBERSURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO REPRESSIVE REGIMES
- May 9, 2023
For Immediate Release Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2023 – Yesterday, the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Foley Hoag LLP filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2023
- April 17, 2023
The Center for Justice and Accountability is proud to join TRIAL International, REDRESS, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Civitas Maxima in publishing this year’s Univers
U.S. SUIT FILED BY SYRIAN-AMERICAN FORMER DETAINEE SPOTLIGHTS SYRIAN REGIME’S POLICY AND PRACTICE OF TORTURE IN DETENTION
- April 11, 2023
April 12, 2023, Washington, DC: A lawsuit filed by the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) against the government of Syria for widespread and systematic torture in its detention centers was
