Ex Embajador de EEUU Testifica Contra Ex General Salvadoreño
- December 11, 2012
El ex embajador de Estados Unidos en El Salvador declaró el martes en la corte de inmigración de Miami que varias veces le solicitó al entonces ministro salvadoreño de Defensa, José Guillermo García, que despidiera o castigara a los militares que cometían atrocidades pero que éste nunca mostró interés en hacer nada.
Inicia Juicio de Deportación de Ex General Salvadoreño en Tribunal de EE.UU.
- December 10, 2012
El juicio sobre la posible deportación del exministro de Defensa de El Salvador José Guillermo García Merino, acusado en su país de participar en actos de tortura y violaciones a los derechos humanos durante la guerra civil (1980-1992), se inició hoy en un tribunal de Estados Unidos.
Almudena Bernabéu la Mujer que Nunca Pierde la Sonrisa
- November 27, 2012
Dejó Valencia para defender causas de justicia internacional desde su despacho en San Francisco. Esta abogada de 40 años viaja de Siria a Guatemala; de El Salvador a Madrid, en busca de un mundo mejor para todos.
City Man Liable in Torture Lawsuit
- November 21, 2012
A federal judge has found a former Somali colonel who lives in Columbus liable for torturing a human-rights attorney more than two decades ago before a brutal civil war fractured his country.
Victory in Case Against Somali Colonel Magan!
- November 20, 2012
A federal court in Ohio found Colonel Magan liable for the torture, arbitrary detention and cruel treatment of CJA client and former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, Professor Abukar Ahmed (pictured here). Magan was the head of the notorious National Security Service where thousands were unlawfully detained and tortured.
US Judge: Somali Colonel Responsible for Torture
- November 20, 2012
A former military colonel with a Somali security force dubbed the “Gestapo of Somalia” by its critics was responsible for the torture of a human rights advocate in the 1980s, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a decision that opens the door for a hearing on potential financial damages.
Holding Salvadoran War Criminals Accountable: The Massacre at University of Central America, San Salvador, 1989
- November 15, 2012
This essay will examine some new developments in the case of one of the most notorious war crimes committed by the Salvadoran security forces during the twelve year long civil war: the massacre on the campus of the José Simeón Cañas University of Central America (UCA) in San Salvador on November 16, 1989. This is an immensely important issue because it could begin to balance the dialectic between impunity and accountability to the side of accountability. For the first time, a high-ranking army officer may soon be tried for this crime.
No Immunity for Somali Leader Who Tortured
- November 7, 2012
There is no possibility of immunity for the former Somali prime minister who conceded liability over the mass killing and torture of his people, the 4th Circuit ruled.
4th Circuit Again Denies Immunity in Samantar
- November 6, 2012
In a landmark decision, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Samantar’s appeal in the first case to consider the “common law immunity” of foreign officials. The decision denies immunity for human rights abuses like torture and extrajudicial killing and denies absolute deference to the executive branch.
“Absolute” Suffering: Former Khmer Rouge Solder Provides Further Details on the Evacuation of Phnom Penh
- November 5, 2012
In a day peppered with exchanges between the defense, prosecution, and bench on appropriate evidentiary procedures, the Trial Chamber in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) heard testimony on Monday, November 5, 2012, from former Khmer Rouge foot soldier Sum Chea on events during the evacuation of Phnom Penh.