Denver, Colorado, USA April 15, 2025 – Today, a Denver jury found Michael Sang Correa guilty of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture. This verdict marks the first time a U.S. jury has ever held a non-U.S. citizen crimina
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Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member to Stand Trial for Torture in Denver, Colorado
- March 26, 2025
Denver, CO (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), March 26, 2025 Michael Sang Correa is charged with six counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture. He is allegedly a former member of the Junglers, a notorious death squad in The
Motion For Default Judgment Filed for the Assad Regime’s Torture of U.S. Citizen
- December 20, 2024
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
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