An Evening with Nicholas Opiyo
- February 25, 2016
CJA’s Young Professionals’ for Committee for Human Rights and the Human Rights Watch Young Professionals Network invite you to Special Guest Speaker Nicholas Opiyo Human Rights Lawyer and Founder of Chapter Four Uganda Thursday, February 25 @ Slack 155
CJA Featured in San Francisco Chronicle
- February 16, 2016
CJA’s relentless pursuit of justice is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article examines our historic cases and the innovative ways we pursue accountability for human rights crimes. Click here to read the article.
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
Justice Department Releases Board Decision on Garcia Removal
- December 22, 2015
After The New York Times filed an FOIA request, the U.S. Department of Justice released the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision regarding the removal of former Salvadoran Defense Minister General Garcia. Click here to view the decision.
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
Board Upholds Decision to Remove Former Salvadoran Minister of Defense from the U.S.
- December 16, 2015
On December 15, 2015, the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals upheld and finalized the removal order of former Salvadoran Minister of Defense General José Guillermo García. The decision affirmed the extensive findings of Immigration Judge Michael C. Hor
CJA Letter and Statement on Lack of Due Process in Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal
- November 13, 2015
CJA requests that the Bangladeshi Supreme Court order retrials in the cases of Mr. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Mr. Salauddin Quader Chowdhury as it is clear that the International Crimes Tribunal failed to afford them a fair trial. Click here to re
