Peruvian National Court Finds Former Military Personnel Guilty of War Crimes for Accomarca Massacre September 1, 2016—The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) welcomes today’s decision by the Peruvian national court finding guilty Telmo
Press Releases
Breaking News: Salvadoran Supreme Court Rules Amnesty Law Unconstitutional
- July 14, 2016
For Immediate Release – July 14, 2016 – Lisa Cohen – lisa@lisacohen.org – (310) 395-2544 Salvadoran Supreme Court Rules Amnesty Law Unconstitutional Path Forward for Accountability for Severe Human Rights Crimes Followers commemorate the 21st Annivers
Breaking News: Family of Slain U.S. Journalist Marie Colvin Sues Assad Regime
- July 9, 2016
Today, the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) and co-counsel Shearman & Sterling LLP filed a lawsuit against the government of Syria for the murder of American journalist Marie Colvin. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for th
Victory! Former Pinochet Lieutenant Found Liable for Murder and Torture of Chilean Folksinger
- June 27, 2016
For Immediate Release June 27, 2016 lisa@lisacohen.org Contact: Lisa Cohen, 310-395- 2544 Former Pinochet Lieutenant Found Liable for Murder and Torture of Chilean Folksinger A six-person jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Florida
CJA Applauds Obama’s Executive Order on Mass Atrocity Prevention
- May 19, 2016
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) applauds President Obama’s Executive Order, made on May 18, outlining a comprehensive approach to mass atrocity prevention and response. The President called mass atrocity prevention and detection a “core
Judge Grants Extradition of Salvadoran Colonel Accused in Jesuit Massacre
- February 5, 2016
Greenville, North Carolina—The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) celebrates a decision today by Magistrate Judge Kimberly Swank granting the extradition to Spain of Inocente Orlando Montano, El Salvador’s former Vice Minister of Public Securi
Fourth Circuit Denies Immunity to Former Somali War Criminal
- February 1, 2016
Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Warfaa v. Ali that Colonel Yusuf Abdi Ali is not immune from suit for the torture and attempted murder of Farhan Mohamoud Tani Warfaa, a Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) client. While the
Human Rights Groups Oppose Parole for Haitian Death Squad Leader Convicted of Mortgage Fraud in New York
- January 27, 2016
Albany, NY — Today, the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a submission urging the New York State Board of Parole not to release Emmanuel “Toto” Constant. The letter is accompanied by a d
Former Salvadoran Minister of Defense General Garcia Removed from the United States
- January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016 — Today, General José Guillermo García, the former Defense Minister of El Salvador who was found liable for human rights violations during the country’s civil war in the 1980s, was removed from the United States after living as a legal
Spanish Judge Re-Issues Request for the Arrest of Military Officials
- December 21, 2015
Spanish National Court Judge Eloy Velasco has re-issued a request for international arrest warrants for more than a dozen former Salvadoran military officials, including members of the military High Command, for their involvement in the murder of six J