April 29, 2021 – Alexandria, Virginia Amal Clooney, the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA), and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represent five Yazidi women as victims’ counsel in U.S. prosecution of an accused ISIL member. On Tuesday, a moti
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Survivors of Church Massacre in Liberia Claim Government Forces Are Responsible
- March 17, 2021
Media Contact Lisa Cohen (310) 395-2544 / lisa@lisacohen.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 16, 2021 In a court filing today, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, and Blank Rome LLP submitted close to two th
Human Rights Council Must Break Cycle of Impunity in Sri Lanka
- February 21, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY Human Rights Council Must Break Cycle of Impunity in Sri Lanka 22 Organizations Urge UN Resolution Ensuring Human Rights and Justice in Sri Lanka (Geneva, Switzerland — February 22, 2021) The UN Human Rights Council must take immediate a
Daughter of Slain Sri Lankan Journalist Seeks Relief From the UN
- January 8, 2021
Media Contact Nushin Sarkarati nsarkarati@cja.org +1(415) 529-7752 January 8, 2021 The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP—acting on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of acclaimed Sri Lankan journalis
DEMANDA PRESENTADA EN CONTRA DE UN EX OFICIAL DEL EJÉRCITO ARGENTINO ACUSADO POR SU PARTICIPACIÓN EN LA MASACRE DE PRESOS POLÍTICOS EN 1972
- October 21, 2020
Cuatro de los y las familiares de las víctimas buscan justicia. Denunciaron a Roberto Guillermo Bravo, quien ha evadido la justicia, por su presunta participación en la Masacre de Trelew Contacto de prensa Claret Vargas cvargas@cja.org San Francisco
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORMER ARGENTINE NAVAL OFFICER ACCUSED OF 1972 MASSACRE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
- October 21, 2020
Four of the victims’ families seek justice against Roberto Guillermo Bravo, who has avoided accountability for his alleged role in the Argentine massacre Media Contact Sophie Cikovsky 415.732.7800 SophieC@infiniteglobal.com San Francisco, Californi
Liberia: Joint Statement Calling on Government of Liberia to Protect Human Rights Defenders
- August 6, 2020
For Immediate Release Protect Human Rights Defenders in Liberia August 5, 2020 — Recent credible threats against human rights defenders who, for many years, have been fighting for justice alongside victims of Liberia’s civil wars are a source of great
Gambia: US Charges Alleged ‘Death Squad’ Member with Torture
- June 12, 2020
Correa Indictment is Major Advance for Victims of Abuses during Jammeh Rule (Banjul, June 12, 2020) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020 of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member on torture charges is an important step for Ga
COALITION LETTER — REQUEST FOR U.N. INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO ESCALATING SITUATION OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND REPRESSION OF PROTESTS IN THE UNITED STATES
- June 11, 2020
June 8, 2020 To Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council Re: Request for the Convening of a Special Session on the Escalating Situation of Police Violence and Repression of Protests in the United States Excellencies, The undersigned family me
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Decision in Case Against Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- March 2, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY Media ContactClaret Vargascvargas@cja.org San Francisco, March 2, 2020: Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Ahimsa Wickrematunge’s request to vacate the lower court’s ruling that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is entitled to common
