Sainthood isn’t Enough for Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero
- September 5, 2014
In 2003, CJA filed a lawsuit against former Salvadoran Air Force captain Alvaro Saravia for his role in the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero. Although we obtained a judgment against him in a U.S. District Court for crimes against humanity, Saravia fled and is now in hiding. In this beautiful op-ed, Mary Jo McConahay explains why Archbishop Romero deserves justice as much as sainthood.
Verdict in Cambodia: Too Little Too Late but Still Important
- August 9, 2014
Amidst all the developments in the Middle East, we could not allow the verdict rendered by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Case 002 to go unacknowledged. Case 002 involves two surviving Khmer Rouge defendants: Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea. As the evidence against these two was overwhelming, it comes as no surprise that the defendants were convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment—a penalty with limited meaning when it comes to octogenarian defendants.
Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Found Guilty
- August 7, 2014
On August 7, 2014, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Phnom Penh, known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), found Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea guilty of crimes against humanity. The Court also awarded reparations to the 3,866 Civil Parties participating in the case. This is the tribunal’s first judgment against senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime for atrocities committed. CJA represents 45 U.S.-based Civil Parties before the ECCC. Click here to read more.
Cambodia Verdicts Send a “Warning to War Criminals”
- August 7, 2014
CJA Staff Attorney Nushin Sarkarati represents Khmer Rouge victims before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Sarkarati talked to The National Law Journal about the court’s decision to sentence two senior Khmer Rouge officials to life imprisonment.
Miles Away and Years On, Cambodians Relish Verdict
- August 7, 2014
CJA client Sophany Bay and CJA Staff Attorney Nushin Sarkarati react to verdict for Case 002/1 against senior officials from the Khmer Rouge regime.
Khmer Rouge Verdicts Offer Bittersweet Relief to SoCal Cambodians
- August 7, 2014
Decades after the rule of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge ended, a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal sentenced two top leaders of the former regime to life in prison on war crimes charges for their roles during the country’s 1970s terror. CJA Staff Attorney Nushin Sarkarati comments on the verdict.
Cambodians in California Give Testimony on Khmer Rouge for Tribunal
- August 1, 2014
Thirty-five years after the Khmer Rouge regime terrorized Cambodia, judgements are coming for two former senior officials charged with war crimes.
Local Cambodians Give Testimony, Await Khmer Rouge Verdict
- July 25, 2014
CJA attorney Nushin Sarkarati talks about the importance of testimonies from the Cambodian diaspora for Khmer Rouge trials.
Human Rights Group Donating Records to Duke Library
- July 17, 2014
CJA, a human rights group involved in lawsuits against alleged leaders of genocide in Guatemala and other countries, is donating records to the Human Rights Archive at Duke’s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
CJA Donates Archives to Duke University
- July 16, 2014
CJA donates its historic archives to Duke University’s Human Rights Archive. Duke’s prestigious archival program ensures that historical collections connect to and inform contemporary human rights scholarship, education and activism. The powerful history of our important work will be preserved from paper case files and electronic records to CJA’s web presence. The cataloged records will be made available to researchers, students and the general public. Click here to read more.
