Partners

Pro Bono Co-Counsel Bostwick & Hoffman, LLP James K. Green PA Morrison & Foerster, LLP   Other Partners   Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la UCA Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la UCA is a San Salvador-based human rights organizatio

The Jesuits Massacre Case

CASE STATUS Active HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Crimes Against Humanity COUNTRY El Salvador ClientsPerpetratorsPressPartnersRelated Resources CASE STATUS Active HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Crimes Against Humanity COUNTRY El Salvador On the morning of November 16, 1989,

Annual Reports

CJA IMPACT REPORT 2019 – 2020 At CJA, we have always known that home is where human rights begin, take root, and flourish. Learn more about how CJA is taking action to advance human rights at home for us and our international partners. CJA IMPACT REPOR

Clients

Zenaida Velásquez Rodriguez is a pioneer in the movement for human rights in Honduras and the sister of Manfredo Velásquez, who was abducted and disappeared by Honduran security forces. On September 12, 1981, Manfredo was kidnapped in broad daylight in

Clients

Carlos Mauricio was a professor at the University of El Salvador when he was detained in June 1983 and tortured for nearly two weeks at the National Police Headquarters. After coming to the United States, he obtained two Master’s degrees, in Molecular

Press

News Articles   Eugenio Vides Casanova: El Salvador general linked to rape and murder of four American nuns is deported from Florida by Andrew Buncombe, The Independent The four nuns were killed by national guardsmen who later testified they were

Press

News Articles   Court inaction stalls extradition of former colonel by Linda Cooper & James Hodge, National Catholic Reporter May 18th, 2017   Illness, Legal Tangles Slow Salvadoran Massacre Extradition by Jonathan Drew, US News May 11th,

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  Pro Bono Co-Counsel Heller Ehrman LLP   Other Partners   Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la UCA Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la UCA is a San Salvador-based human rights organization affiliated with the Universidad Centroamericana

Partners

Jenner & Block LLP is a law firm with global reach, with offices in Century City, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The American Lawyer has recognized Jenner & Block as the number one pro bono law firm 1