20 años después de la barbarie
- November 17, 2009
A los 35 años de edad, la abogada española Almudena Bernabéu se ha convertido en el látigo de los militares salvadoreños que durante la guerra civil cometieron crímenes de lesa humanidad.
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Human Rights Case Against Former Somali Defense Minister
- September 30, 2009
US court to hear Somali ex-minister torture case
- September 30, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether a former Somali prime minister is protected by sovereign immunity from a lawsuit seeking to hold him responsible for torture and human rights abuses.
Memphian Carranza Found Guilty of Human Rights Abuses
- March 19, 2009
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court affirmed Tuesday that Nicolas Carranza, a former commander of El Salvador’s security forces — now a naturalized U.S. citizen and Memphis resident — is responsible for human rights abuses that took place under his command in his native country in the 1980s…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Judgment Against El Salvador Military Commander
- March 18, 2009
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a district court decision finding former El Salvador chief military commander Nicolas Carranza liable for murder and torture committed during the El Salvador civil war in the 1980s…
Carranza Verdict Upheld
- March 17, 2009
Salvadoran Minister of Defense Indicted on Immigration Fraud Charges
- February 23, 2009
Spanish National Court to Pursue Criminal Investigation into 1989 Massacre of Jesuit Priests in El Salvador
- January 13, 2009
Court Revives Lawsuit Against Former Somali PM
- January 9, 2009
A federal appeals court has reinstated a human rights lawsuit against a former prime minister of Somalia who is accused of overseeing killings and other atrocities.
Case of ’89 Jesuit Killings in Salvador Revived in Spain
- November 14, 2008