MEDIA ADVISORY Media ContactNushin Sarkaratinsarkarati@cja.org+1(415) 529-7752 San Francisco, November 13, 2019: Ahimsa Wickrematunge and her legal team filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today, contesting the United States
Daughter of slain Sri Lankan journalist to appeal decision in U.S. extrajudicial killing case against Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- October 22, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY San Francisco, October 21, 2019: The United States District Court for the Central District of California granted former Sri Lankan Secretary of Defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s motion to dismiss Ahimsa Wickrematunge’s lawsuit against him for
Coalition Letter Opposing Nomination of Marshall Billingslea to Department of State’s Senior Human Rights Position
- September 19, 2019
September 17, 2019 Dear Senators: We are a group of non-governmental organizations that advocate for human rights, civil rights, and government accountability. We are writing to express our opposition to President Trump’s nomination of Marshall Billing
Liberia: President Backs War Crimes Court
- September 17, 2019
Lawmakers Should Act Now for Justice (Monrovia) – Liberian President George Weah took a major step to bring justice for atrocities committed during Liberia’s civil wars by endorsing a war crimes court, 10 Liberian and international groups said today. T
CJA joins a coalition of 430 human rights, civil rights, faith, and professional organizations, leaders, and scholars signing an open letter opposing Secretary Pompeo’s “Unalienable Rights Commission” and urging that it be immediately disbanded.
- July 23, 2019
The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo: We, the undersigned U.S. foreign policy, human rights, civil liberties, social justice, and faith leaders, experts, scholars, and org
Civil society calls on Swedish Government to ensure justice for Syria and Iraq takes a comprehensive approach examining crimes of all parties.
- June 3, 2019
Civil society organizations, including the Center for Justice and Accountability, while welcoming Sweden’s interest in increasing criminal accountability for atrocities committed in Syria and Iraq, advise against designing any accountability mecha
FORMER SOMALI ARMY COMMANDER LIVING IN VIRGINIA FOUND LIABLE FOR TORTURE DURING COUNTRY’S CIVIL WAR
- May 21, 2019
For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa Cohen (310) 395-2544 / lisa@lisacohen.org A jury in the Eastern District of Virginia finds Colonel Yusuf Abdi Ali (aka “Tukeh”) liable for the torture
Former Somali Commander and Current Virginia Resident to Face Trial in Virginia for Torture and Attempted Extrajudicial Killing During Country’s Civil War
- April 18, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY & BACKGROUND WHEN: May 13-17, 2019, starting at 9 a.m. WHERE: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse 401 Courthouse Square Alexandria, VA 22314 MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Cohen (310
Q&A: Justice for Civil Wars-Era Crimes in Liberia
- April 1, 2019
Liberia’s history has been punctuated by periods of profound social upheaval underscored by injustice and serious human rights violations. These dynamics in large part led to two devastating civil wars in the last 30 years. This question and answer doc
50 Civil Society Organizations and Experts Join Calls for Continued U.S. Funding of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- March 1, 2019
On March 1, 2019, CJA joins fifty civil society organizations and experts calling on the U.S. Government to continue its support of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a key institution mandated to protect democracy and human rights in the Americas.
