Op-ed: 6 Reasons Why Accountability in Sri Lanka Matters
- May 20, 2015
Six years after the war’s end, CJA Legal Fellow Mytili Bala presents six reasons why accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity remains critical. Click here to read more.
Accountability in Sri Lanka: 100-Day Report Card
- May 19, 2015
CJA Legal Fellow Mytili Bala analyzes Sirisena’s first 100 days in office–the progress made toward truth and justice and concerns that remain. Click here to read more.
Watch Video: CJA Premieres New Video
- May 14, 2015
CJA premiered a new video at our 17th Anniversary Dinner. This video describes CJA’s pursuit of justice and accountability through the moving testimony of our clients. Click here to view the video.
Extradition Hearing for Colonel Montano Scheduled
- May 12, 2015
On May 7, 2015, a federal judge scheduled the extradition hearing of ex-Salvadoran colonel Inocente Orlando Montano, who conspired with other high commanders to murder six Jesuit priests, a housekeeper, and her teenaged daughter in El Salvador in 1989.
EE UU retrasa la decisión sobre la extradición del salvadoreño por la muerte de Ellacuria
- May 7, 2015
La Justicia de Estados Unidos retrasó hoy tres meses su decisión sobre la extradición del excoronel de Defensa salvadoreño Inocente Montano, reclamado por España por el asesinato de cinco jesuitas españoles, entre ellos Ignacio Ellacuría, durante la guerra civil de El Salvador (1980-1992).
Supreme Court approves inquiry into 1989 Jesuit massacre in El Salvador
- May 7, 2015
The Spanish Supreme Court has given its backing to a High Court judge to continue his human rights investigation into the 1989 murders of six Jesuit priests and two of their workers at the height of El Salvador’s civil war.
CJA’s 17th Anniversary Dinner
- May 7, 2015
Thank you to everyone who attended CJA’s 17th Anniversary Dinner, which was held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at The Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. Thank you to our honorees U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, recipient of the 201
CJA Provides Recommendations for Secretary Kerry’s Visit to Sri Lanka
- May 1, 2015
In connection with his upcoming visit to Sri Lanka on May 2, CJA sent a letter to Secretary John Kerry offering constructive recommendations for continued U.S. engagement on human rights and accountability. Click here to read more.
Salvadoran military man linked to 1989 Jesuit massacre faces extradition to Spain
- April 21, 2015
A historic trial on the 1989 Jesuit massacre in El Salvador is a step closer to reality now that the U.S. Justice Department is seeking to extradite a former Salvadoran army colonel to Spain to face murder and terrorism charges in connection with the Jesuit case.
El Salvador’s dirty warriors to face justice for 1989 massacre of six Jesuits priests, their housekeeper and her daughter
- April 19, 2015
Senior commander Colonel Montano Morales could appear in court next year on charges of terrorism, murder and crimes against humanity
