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
- February 21, 2008
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
- February 21, 2008
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
- February 21, 2008
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
- February 21, 2008
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
- February 21, 2008
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
- February 21, 2008
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,
Partners
- February 21, 2008
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
- October 7, 2024
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
Survivors of Yazidi genocide seek justice in U.S. court for crimes committed by ISIL member Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar (aka “Umm Sayyaf”)
- October 14, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY & BACKGROUND WHAT: Survivors of Yazidi genocide seek justice in U.S. court for crimes committed by ISIL member Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar (aka “Umm Sayyaf”) WHEN: October 15, 2021, 10 a.m. Eastern Time WHERE: United States District