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
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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
U.S. Court Finds Former Haitian Mayor Responsible for Attacks on Media and Human Rights Defenders
- March 21, 2023
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.
Judge Allows Torture and Extrajudicial Killing Claims to Proceed Against Former Colombian Military Leader
- March 15, 2023
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
U.S. Federal Court Awards Damages to Liberian Victims of Lutheran Church Massacre
- August 19, 2022
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
FORMER ARGENTINE NAVAL OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR 1972 TRELEW MASSACRE
- July 1, 2022
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
Lawsuit Filed Against Former Colombian Military Official Living in the United States for Torture, Extrajudicial Killing
- February 15, 2022
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
Survivors of Yazidi genocide seek justice in U.S. court for crimes committed by ISIL member Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar (aka “Umm Sayyaf”)
- October 14, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY & BACKGROUND WHAT: Survivors of Yazidi genocide seek justice in U.S. court for crimes committed by ISIL member Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar (aka “Umm Sayyaf”) WHEN: October 15, 2021, 10 a.m. Eastern Time WHERE: United States District