Noun Chea’s Condition Worsens in Hospital
- January 16, 2013
PHNOM PENH – Khmer Rouge leader Noun Chea remains in the hospital, and the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has announced no more hearings for this week.
Ex-Salvadoran Military Officer Accused in Jesuit Killings Gets Immigration Sentencing Delay
- January 15, 2013
Human rights advocates claimed a victory after a federal judge in Boston said he would consider a former El Salvadoran military colonel’s alleged war crimes before sentencing him on separate immigration charges.
Médico Testifica en Juicio de General Salvadoreño, Dice Que Presenció Masacres
- December 12, 2012
Un médico salvadoreño declaró el miércoles en la corte de inmigración de Miami que presenció masacres, atendió a victimas de torturas y sufrió torturas él mismo cuando el ex general José Guillermo García era ministro de la Defensa en El Salvador.
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.
