Twenty years ago, the San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) launched with a bold idea — could we hold those responsible for torture, war crimes, and genocide accountable in a court of law? We started by bringing civil cases in
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National Catholic Reporter: Former colonel faces extradition for charges of plotting Jesuits’ slayings
- August 24, 2015
Former Salvadoran Col. Inocente Orlando Montano sat in an orange jumpsuit in a North Carolina courtroom Aug. 19 as a federal judge considered his fate.
El Salvador ex-colonel fights extradition for notorious murder of Jesuit priests
- August 20, 2015
A court in North Carolina is deciding whether to extradite Inocente Orlando Montano to Spain for the killing of six priests during El Salvador’s civil war.
Coronel Montano evita, por el momento, extradición a España para enfrentar caso jesuitas
- August 19, 2015
Todavía no hay una decisión tomada para extraditar a España al exviceministro de Seguridad Pública Inocente Orlando Montano, acusado de participar en el asesinato de seis jesuitas en 1989. En su lugar, la jueza Kimberly Swank abrió un nuevo plazo, hasta el 18 de septiembre, para fundamentar más las posiciones a favor y en contra de la extradición.
The Boston Globe: New twist in 1989 Salvadoran killings
- August 19, 2015
An extradition hearing Wednesday for Inocente Orlando Montano is the latest twist in a case that stretches back to 1989, when authorities say members of the military killed six priests and two witnesses.
Unusual extradition fight plays out over priests’ slayings
- August 18, 2015
North Carolina is the unlikely scene of a court battle that could determine whether a former Salvadoran military colonel is prosecuted for the notorious slayings of Jesuit priests more than two decades ago during El Salvador’s civil war.
Extradition fight plays out over priests’ slayings in El Salvador
- August 18, 2015
North Carolina is the unlikely scene of a court battle that could determine whether a former Salvadoran military colonel is prosecuted for the notorious slayings of Jesuit priests more than two decades ago during El Salvador’s civil war.
Painful chapter of Salvador’s civil war being replayed in extradition case in North Carolina
- August 18, 2015
Inocente Orlando Montano Morales – who is being held in North Carolina – is one of 20 former Salvadoran military members indicted by a court in Spain for the killing of the priests.
Unusual Extradition Fight Plays out Over Priests’ Slayings
- August 18, 2015
North Carolina is the unlikely scene of a court battle that could determine whether a former Salvadoran military colonel is prosecuted for the notorious slayings of Jesuit priests more than two decades ago during El Salvador’s civil war.
The Guardian: CJA Prepares for Jara Trial
- July 23, 2015
CJA International Attorney Almudena Bernabeu is interviewed about CJA’s preparations for the Florida trial against the Pinochet officer who participated in the murder of Victor Jara. “We are gearing up for a trial. I am gathering evidence and interviewing [former] members of the Chilean military,” she said.
