For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa Cohen (310) 395-2544 / lisa@lisacohen.org A jury in the Eastern District of Virginia finds Colonel Yusuf Abdi Ali (aka “Tukeh”) liable for the torture
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Former Somali Commander and Current Virginia Resident to Face Trial in Virginia for Torture and Attempted Extrajudicial Killing During Country’s Civil War
- April 18, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY & BACKGROUND WHEN: May 13-17, 2019, starting at 9 a.m. WHERE: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse 401 Courthouse Square Alexandria, VA 22314 MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Cohen (310
Senior Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide
- November 16, 2018
November 16, 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia- In today’s long-awaited judgment in Case 002/2, the Trial Chamber of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, officially known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), found former Deputy Secretary of th
Historic War Crimes Conference in Liberia Brings Justice a Big Step Closer
- November 11, 2018
For the first time since the end of Liberia’s bloody civil wars, representatives of government, UN, civil society, and diplomatic missions discuss steps forward in accountability for wartime atrocities (Monrovia, Liberia) November 10, 2018 – Speaking t
Conference on Justice in Monrovia: Officials, Activists to Meet Amid Push for War Crimes Court
- November 6, 2018
Liberia: Conference on Justice Officials, Activists to Meet Amid Push for War Crimes Court (Monrovia, November 6, 2018) – Liberian government officials, international representatives, and local and international activists will participate in a one-day
Capturing the life and legacy of Marie Colvin
- October 18, 2018
CNN: Christiane Amanpour talks to Rosamund Pike, who portrays journalist Marie Colvin in “A Private War,” and Lindsey Hilsum, who wrote a biography of Colvin’s life. >> Watch full video
US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution supporting the implementation of recommendations from Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- October 4, 2018
US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution supporting the implementation of recommendations from Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Washington DC, October 4, 2018 – The US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed a resolu
Joint Letter to President Weah
- September 20, 2018
> Download Printable Version September 20, 2018 His Excellency George Weah President of the Republic of Liberia Re: Endorsing Accountability for Past Crimes at the UN General Assembly Dear President Weah: In
United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on Liberia to Prosecute Perpetrators of Civil War Atrocities
- August 8, 2018
United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on Liberia to Prosecute Perpetrators of Civil War Atrocities 8 August 2018 The United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee), a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Inte
76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes
- July 5, 2018
76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes The Liberian government should undertake fair and credible prosecutions of international crimes committed during its two civil wars, 76 Liberian, African, and international nongovernmental organizations said in a s
