Press Releases

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

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

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

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

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

Today, a Boston jury found former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena responsible for the killing of Eclesiaste Boniface, and torture and attempted killing of Juders Ysemé and Nissage Martyr.

Miami, Florida, March 15, 2023­ — Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that extrajudicial killing and torture claims relating to the death of Colombian magistrate judge Carlos Horacio Urán Rojas can proceed agai

Judge calls acts committed by Liberia’s government armed forces “unspeakably brutal” and orders compensation for victims Media Contacts: CJA: Ela Matthews (UK): +44 7862728939 / ematthews@cja.org CJA: Nushin Sarkarati (US): +1 9492901368 / nsarkarati@c

U.S. jury awards families of four victims $24.25 million in damages after finding Roberto Guillermo Bravo civilly liable for torture and extrajudicial killing. Miami, Florida, July 1, 2022—Today, a Miami jury found former Argentine naval officer Robert

Family of slain Colombian Magistrate Judge Carlos Horacio Urán Rojas seeks justice in a Florida court for his 1985 torture and execution during the retaking of the Palace of Justice Media Contact: Lisa Cohen (310) 395-2544 / lisa@lisacohen.org San Fran