SUIT BY RENOWNED SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAILS HARMS CAUSED BY EXPORT OF U.S. CYBERSURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO REPRESSIVE REGIMES
- May 9, 2023
For Immediate Release Portland, Oregon, May 9, 2023 – Yesterday, the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Foley Hoag LLP filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of
Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2023
- April 17, 2023
The Center for Justice and Accountability is proud to join TRIAL International, REDRESS, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Civitas Maxima in publishing this year’s Univers
U.S. SUIT FILED BY SYRIAN-AMERICAN FORMER DETAINEE SPOTLIGHTS SYRIAN REGIME’S POLICY AND PRACTICE OF TORTURE IN DETENTION
- April 11, 2023
April 12, 2023, Washington, DC: A lawsuit filed by the Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) against the government of Syria for widespread and systematic torture in its detention centers was
U.S. Court Finds Former Haitian Mayor Responsible for Attacks on Media and Human Rights Defenders
- March 21, 2023
Today, a Boston jury found former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena responsible for the killing of Eclesiaste Boniface, and torture and attempted killing of Juders Ysemé and Nissage Martyr.
Judge Allows Torture and Extrajudicial Killing Claims to Proceed Against Former Colombian Military Leader
- March 15, 2023
Miami, Florida, March 15, 2023 — Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that extrajudicial killing and torture claims relating to the death of Colombian magistrate judge Carlos Horacio Urán Rojas can proceed agai
Trial of Former Haitian Mayor for Campaign of Violence Begins
- March 13, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, March 13, 2023 – Today, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Dentons US LLP, began presenting evidence in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Jean Morose
LANDMARK HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST LIBERIA IN WEST AFRICAN COURT FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR MASSACRE OF SIX HUNDRED CIVILIANS
- October 4, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 4, 2022 – The Center for Justice and Accountability, along with its partners the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have filed suit against the government of Liberia on
Collaboration with the Syrian British Consortium: Documenting the 2012 Daraya Massacre
- August 25, 2022
With the support of CJA, researchers at the Syrian British Consortium (SBC) conducted a two-year investigation into international crimes committed during the August 2012 massacre in Daraya, Syria. SBC’s investigation provides a comprehensive analysis o
U.S. Federal Court Awards Damages to Liberian Victims of Lutheran Church Massacre
- August 19, 2022
Judge calls acts committed by Liberia’s government armed forces “unspeakably brutal” and orders compensation for victims Media Contacts: CJA: Ela Matthews (UK): +44 7862728939 / ematthews@cja.org CJA: Nushin Sarkarati (US): +1 9492901368 / nsarkarati@c
FORMER ARGENTINE NAVAL OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR 1972 TRELEW MASSACRE
- July 1, 2022
U.S. jury awards families of four victims $24.25 million in damages after finding Roberto Guillermo Bravo civilly liable for torture and extrajudicial killing. Miami, Florida, July 1, 2022—Today, a Miami jury found former Argentine naval officer Robert
