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- San Francisco, California 1998
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- Survivor's Perspectives on Int...
The Women's Building, 3543 18th Str...
Thursday, October 22 at 6:00pm - Survivor's Perspectives on Int...
The Women's Building
Thursday, October 22 at 6:00pm - CJA'S 10th Anniversary With Dr...
The City Club
Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30pm - CJA Facebook Page Launch
The Internet
Monday, February 16 at 9:00pm
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Source: www.nytimes.com
Manuel Zelaya, deposed in a June coup, said through a spokesman that a power-sharing pact was dead and blamed the de facto government.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said that he believed crimes against humanity had been committed during Kenya’s 2008 post-election violence.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
MILAN -- An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he said he was later tortured.
El gobierno salvadoreño condecorará a los jesuitas españoles asesinados en 1989 | Noticias | elmundo
Source: www.elmundo.es
El Salvador condecorará a los jesuitas españoles asesinados en 1989 La decisión del gobierno de Mauricio Funes rompe con el pasado de las administraciones del conservador partido ARENA.
Five New York Men Detained and Abused in Post-9/11 Immigration Sweeps Settle Case for $1.26 Million.
Source: ccrjustice.org
CCR filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Vulcan Society and three individual African-American firefighter applicants,…
Source: harpers.org
“When the history of this distinguished court is written, today’s majority decision will be viewed with dismay,” writes Guido Calabresi, the former Yale Law dean and a man widely viewed as the most illustrious living member of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. ...
Source: www.motherjones.com
Remember Jamie Leigh Jones, the Halliburton/KBR contractor who alleged she was gang raped by her co-workers in Iraq and then imprisoned in a shipping container after she reported the attack to the company? Well, it looks like she's finally get to sue the
Source: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Maher Arar, a Canadian man who claimed that American officials sent him to Syria in 2002 to be tortured, cannot sue for damages because Congress has not authorized such suits.
Center for Justice and Accountability
Warning: Some graphic content.
In May, the Sri Lankan army defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers in
a military push that left 20,000 civilians dead in the last month of
fighting alone.
The Listening Post has previously reported on how the Sri Lankan government prevented most of the media from entering the war zone.
UN human... rights groups and journalists are working to uncover the truth about the last bloody days of the battle.
A disturbing video has surfaced that appears to show cold-blooded
executions. The video has provoked an immediate response from the Sri
Lankan government and a fight over the veracity of the footage is being
waged all the way from the capital, Colombo, to London.Read More
In May, the Sri Lankan army defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers in
a military push that left 20,000 civilians dead in the last month of
fighting alone.
The Listening Post has previously reported on how the Sri Lankan government prevented most of the media from entering the war zone.
UN human... rights groups and journalists are working to uncover the truth about the last bloody days of the battle.
A disturbing video has surfaced that appears to show cold-blooded
executions. The video has provoked an immediate response from the Sri
Lankan government and a fight over the veracity of the footage is being
waged all the way from the capital, Colombo, to London.Read More
Source: english.aljazeera.net
Plus is anonymity in the blogosphere a good thing?
Source: www.nytimes.com
The de facto government agreed to a deal that would allow Manuel Zelaya, the deposed president, to return to office, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton confirmed on Friday.
Source: intlawgrrls.blogspot.com
It's IntLawGrrls' great pleasure to welcome Pamela Yates (right) as today's guest blogger.Pamela's a cofounder of Skylight Pictures, Inc., and the director of Skylight's most recent production: The Reckoning, ...
Source: www.nytimes.com
U.N. judges have abruptly adjourned Radovan Karadzic’s war crimes trial after the former Bosnian Serb leader boycotted the opening day in protest.
Center for Justice and Accountability Photos from last Thursday's event: Survivor's Perspectives on International Justice: a Panel Discussion.
Source: www.flickr.com
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
Source: www.allheadlinenews.com
Correction: Controversy Erupts Over Police Policy Over Taser Maker's Warning
Center for Justice and Accountability
Dear Friends,
This Thursday, October 22, Please Join Us for an Evening with our Clients.
The Center for Justice and Accountability will be hosting a panel discussion where, for the first time, CJA clients from all around the world will talk about their experiences after being part of international justice efforts. We w...ill hear their perspectives as survivors who have participated in litigation against their abusers. The forum was organized at the initiative of our clients and other survivors who will share experiences in their struggle against impunity.
When: Thursday, October 22, 6-8pm Map of 3543 18th Street
Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Due to limited capacity please RSVP to:center4justice@cja.org
This event is free and open to the public. We would love to see you there!
The event is co-sponsored by Amnesty International and Survivors International.Read More
This Thursday, October 22, Please Join Us for an Evening with our Clients.
The Center for Justice and Accountability will be hosting a panel discussion where, for the first time, CJA clients from all around the world will talk about their experiences after being part of international justice efforts. We w...ill hear their perspectives as survivors who have participated in litigation against their abusers. The forum was organized at the initiative of our clients and other survivors who will share experiences in their struggle against impunity.
When: Thursday, October 22, 6-8pm Map of 3543 18th Street
Where: The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Due to limited capacity please RSVP to:center4justice@cja.org
This event is free and open to the public. We would love to see you there!
The event is co-sponsored by Amnesty International and Survivors International.Read More
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street San Francisco, CA 94110
