The Guardian: CJA Prepares for Jara Trial
- July 23, 2015
CJA International Attorney Almudena Bernabeu is interviewed about CJA’s preparations for the Florida trial against the Pinochet officer who participated in the murder of Victor Jara. “We are gearing up for a trial. I am gathering evidence and interviewing [former] members of the Chilean military,” she said.
CJA Drink + Think: Assaults on the Press
- July 1, 2015
CJA’s Young Professionals’ Committee for Human Rights held a thought-provoking happy hour and discussion on the evolving threats faced by both domestic and international journalists, including issues around freedom of the press, cyber attacks, and the
Important Human Rights Remedies at Stake in Mamani v. Berzain
- June 18, 2015
CJA along with pro bono co-counsel Ropes & Gray LLP submitted an amicus brief to the Eleventh Circuit addressing human rights remedies at stake in the Center for Constitutional Rights’ case Mamani v. Berzain. This blog post by Jonathan Schmidt and attorneys from Ropes & Gray LLP analyzes the human rights remedies at stake and outlines the arguments in our amicus brief.
Senate Votes to Approve Torture Amendment
- June 16, 2015
The U.S. Senate votes for amendment banning the U.S. from ever again subjecting prisoners to brutal interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, “rectal feeding” and other practices. Click here to read more.
Wall Street Journal: Letter to the Editor
- June 11, 2015
CJA Executive Director C. Dixon Osburn notes that two former Reagan administration officials’ objection to the recent deportation of former Salvadoran defense minister Gen. Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova is misguided.
Watch Video: Nuremberg Prosecutor Ferencz Discusses CJA
- June 4, 2015
Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz discusses CJA’s work and the pursuit of justice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4eQYDrTXc
Op-ed: Bring archbishop’s killers to justice
- May 26, 2015
CJA Executive Director Dixon Osburn reflects on the beatification of Oscar Romero on May 23 in an op-ed in The Miami Herald. Click here to read more.
‘Asesinar a monseñor Romero era asesinar al espíritu de todo el pueblo salvadoreño’
- May 24, 2015
La justicia de El Salvador no ha emitido ninguna sentencia sobre la trágica muerte
Actividades por beatificación de Monseñor Romero
- May 21, 2015
No solo los salvadoreños en la Bahía estarán celebrando la beatificación este sábado, también el abogado que trajo a justicia a uno de los presuntos implicados.
CJA International Attorney’s Open Letter to Salvadoran President Sánchez Cerén
- May 21, 2015
Para Monseñor Romero la verdadera paz, la que une a los pueblos y garantiza su desarrollo, solo será posible a través de garantizar la Justicia. Click here to read more.
