CJA In The News

Motion For Default Judgment Filed for the Assad Regime’s Torture of U.S. Citizen

U.S. Federal Court presented with extensive evidence detailing torture and enforced disappearances in Syria’s prisons, with over thirty sworn declarations from former detainees and five reports from international experts. San Francisco, California, Dec

ECOWAS Court Dismisses Complaint For Liberia’s Failure To Investigate War Crimes Due To Lack Of Jurisdiction

Abuja, Nigeria, October 24, 2024—The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a complaint against the Republic of Liberia for its failure to investigate the Lutheran Church Massacre and prosecute those responsib

Former Salvadoran Military Officer Sued in the US for the Killing of Dutch Journalist

Mario Reyes Mena is sued in a Virginia federal court for the murder of Jan Kuiper, Dutch journalist killed in El Salvador in 1982 San Francisco, California, October 10, 2024 – Yesterday, October 9, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), with

Colorado: Trial Postponed for Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member Accused of Torture and Conspiracy to Commit Torture

Denver, Colorado – The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The  Gambia, originally scheduled for September 16, 2024, has been postponed. Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions

Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member to Stand Trial for Torture and Conspiracy to Commit Torture in Denver, Colorado

Denver (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), August 26, 2024 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is scheduled to stand trial for torture starting on September 16, 2024 in Denver. This marks the first time a non-U.S. ci

Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review 2024

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

CJA Featured in The Next 25: A Collection of Essays on The Future of Human Rights

The Center for Justice and Accountability is proud to have Executive Director Carmen Cheung Ka-Man’s essay, “Impacted Communities Hold 
the Key to Justice for the World’s Worst Crimes,” featured in The Next 25: A Collection of Essays on The Future of H

SUIT BY RENOWNED SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAILS HARMS CAUSED BY EXPORT OF U.S. CYBERSURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO REPRESSIVE REGIMES

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

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 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