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Ex-Salvadoran Colonel Is Ordered to Pay for Crimes Against Humanity
The New York Times
November 19th, 2005

A federal jury in Memphis yesterday found a former military colonel from El Salvador responsible for crimes against humanity during that country's civil war in the 1980's and ordered him to pay $6 million in damages...

They live in fear as he walks free
Newsday
November 17th, 2005

Even now, 11 1/2 years after she was gang-raped and beaten by masked men in military uniforms, the woman known as Jane Doe II recoils at giving any hint to her identity or whereabouts...

Torture Suit Begins for Salvadoran Officer
The Associated Press
October 31st, 2005

A former Salvadoran Army colonel was in a U.S. court Monday to defend himself against accusations that his soldiers tortured and killed civilians during El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s...

Haitian women sue former strongman
The Washington Post (Associated Press)
September 13th, 2005

It's been more than a decade, but one woman can still hear the tiny voice that broke through the silence after she was brutally raped by paramilitary officers in Haiti. "Mom, did you die?" her young son asked her in the darkness. "Did you die?..."

Exporting Justice
The Recorder
April 18th, 2005

One morning in November 1981, three armed Somali security officers showed up at Bashe Abdi Yousuf's warehouse. They pushed him into a Land Cruiser, drove him to a detention center and tortured him for two months...

Crimes Against Humanity Verdict is First in U.S.
Daily Journal
April 18th, 2005

Article on a Miami federal appeals court's decision to uphold a $4 million judgment against CJA defendant and former Chilean military officer Armando Fernandez Larios.

'Death Squad' Verdict Upheld
Miami Herald
March 16th, 2005

Article on CJA defendant Armando Fernandez Larios' unsuccessful attempt to appeal a 2003 verdict that found him liable for the 1973 killing of Winston Cabello.

Torture Verdict Is Reversed
The Miami Herald
March 2nd, 2005

A federal appeals court has reversed a $54.6 million verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals -- one of them a Broward County resident -- accused of turning a blind eye to the torture of citizens during their country's bloody civil war two decades ago.

3 Expatriate Women Sue Haitian Rebel Chief S.F. Group Files Suit Alleging Rapes, Beating by Militias
San Francisco Chronicle
January 24th, 2005

One woman was gang-raped twice for being a pro-democracy leader, another was beaten for speaking out after her husband disappeared at the hands of Haiti's oppressive military regime, and the third was raped by paramilitaries as a message to her activist husband...

Ex-Haitian Strongman Sued Over Attacks
The Guardian International (Associated Press)
January 15th, 2005

A former paramilitary leader from Haiti has been sued by three women who allege they were gang-raped and beaten by members of his right-wing group. Emmanuel ``Toto'' Constant, 48, was served with papers on Friday as he left an appointment with the Immigration and Naturalization Service [Immigration Services], said Moira Feeney, an attorney with the San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability...

The Journey of Dr. Romagoza
National Public Radio
November 27th, 2004

Dr. Juan Ramogoza, who provided medical care to El Salvador's poor, was imprisoned and tortured in 1980. He later fled to the United States. Two years ago he sued two Salvadoran generals for his suffering, and won. Now his homeland is honoring him as a "Distinguished Salvadoran Humanist." Ramogoza speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

Somali Expatriots Charged with War Crimes
The Washington Post
November 11th, 2004

A California-based human rights group has filed lawsuits accusing two Somali residents of Northern Virginia of war crimes, including ordering torture, killings, rapes and other acts of brutality against a rival clan during the 1980s when they held positions of power in their homeland...

Somali Expatriots Charged with War Crimes
The Washington Post
November 11th, 2004

Honduras’ Ex-Intelligence Chief Faces Torture Charges
Taipei Times
October 21st, 2004

More than 20 years ago, a journalist called Oscar Reyes and his wife Gloria, an interior designer, were taken from their home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras by members of the country's armed forces as part of an operation against suspected "subversives."

New winds of justice for El Salvador
The Tidings
October 1st, 2004

"For me personally, the verdict provided a strong sense of healing and closure. For almost 25 years, I had carried a bag of heavy rocks with me everywhere I went. The day that I testified, I left that bag of rocks with the U.S. justice system..."

US court orders man behind death-squad killing of El Salvador's archbishop to pay $10m in damages
Independent Co UK
September 5th, 2004

Almost 25 years after El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot with a single bullet in the heart as he said Mass, a court in the United States has found someone responsible for his murder...

Ex-Salvadoran officer ruled liable in killing of archbishop in 1980
San Francisco Chronicle
September 4th, 2004

A federal judge in Fresno ruled Friday that a former Salvadoran air force captain is liable for $10 million in compensatory and punitive damages for his involvement in the assassination almost a quarter century ago of El Salvador's Roman Catholic archbishop, Oscar Arnulfo Romero...

Man Is Found Liable in Killing of Salvadoran Archbishop
The New York Times/Associated Press
September 4th, 2004

A federal judge found a retired Salvadoran air force captain liable on Friday in the 1980 killing of Archbishop Óscar Romero and ordered him to pay $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $7.5 million in punitive damages...

$10m for an archbishop's murder
News.Scotsman.com
September 4th, 2004

The family of an archbishop assassinated while celebrating Mass in El Salvador has won $10m (£5.4m) damages from a retired air force captain who ordered his murder 24 years ago...

Justice Comes for the Archbishop
New York Times
August 31st, 2004

Nearly 25 years after Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador, a chance for justice has finally appeared.

Fresno suit hearing recalls Salvadoran cleric's slaying in '80
San Francisco Chronicle
August 25th, 2004

The brazen murder of El Salvador's Roman Catholic Archbishop, Oscar Arnulfo Romero, was vividly recalled Tuesday at an unusual hearing in a Fresno courtroom...

The Archbishop, the death squad and the 24-year wait for justice
Independent UK
August 24th, 2004

It was the crime that broke El Salvador's heart. A good man was murdered in broad daylight, yet no attempt was made to bring his assassin to justice. Until today...

El Salvador Slaying Case to Open in Fresno
Los Angeles Times
August 24th, 2004

Relative of Archbishop Oscar Romero sues over his 1980 death. But the suspect is missing...

Ruling details torture claims
The Miami Herald
June 20th, 2004

A judge's deportation order provides details about alleged human rights violations by a former Honduran Army officer accused of complicity in a `dirty war.'

Salvadorian Refugee shares story
Stanford Daily
March 5th, 2004

Students gathered in Bechtel International Center last night to commemorate women’s struggles in the name of International Women’s Day, which is March 8. The event featured three keynote speakers who spoke about their shared pursuit of justice for torture and human rights abuses against Salvadorean civilians.

Obsessive Pursuit
SF Weekly
March 3rd, 2004

Article on CJA client Zita Cabello-Barrueto’s long struggle to achieve justice for her brother's killing.

S.F. Nonprofit Sues Former Salvadoran Commander Group Accuses Man of Torture, War Crimes
San Francisco Chronicle
December 11th, 2003

A San Francisco nonprofit that has successfully sued foreign military leaders for crimes against humanity has again filed suit, this time against a former Salvadoran military commander the group says is responsible for torture and assassinations during the early years of El Salvador's civil war...

Memphian Accused in El Salvador Killings Suit
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
December 11th, 2003

An unassuming great-grandfather who has been living uneventfully in Memphis was accused Wednesday of overseeing military squads who killed thousands of El Salvadorans more than two decades ago...

Bay Area Family Wins Chilean 'Atrocity' Suit
The Oakland Tribune
October 16th, 2003

Article on the $4 million judgment against former Chilean military official Armando Fernandez Larios in a case brought by CJA.

Crime Against Humanity: Jury Finds Ex-Chilean Officer Liable in 1973 Slaying
The Miami Herald
October 16th, 2003

Article on the trial and successful judgment against CJA defendant and former Chilean military officer Armando Fernandez Larios for the killing of Winston Cabello.

Suit Filed in '80 Death Of Salvadoran Bishop
The Washington Post
September 17th, 2003

A San Francisco-based human rights group filed a landmark lawsuit yesterday in the case of slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, accusing a former Salvadoran Air Force officer of involvement in the 1980 assassination of the revered Roman Catholic leader...

Modesto man accused in '80 slaying of bishop
San Francisco Chronicle
September 17th, 2003

A Modesto resident was accused in a lawsuit Tuesday of playing a key role in the 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, an outspoken critic of human rights abuses in El Salvador...

A Tortured Path to Justice
by DemocracyNow
September 4th, 2003

We take a look at the case of a torture-victim from El Salvador who confronted two former Salvadoran generals living in the U.S. He won a watershed victory last summer when a jury ruled that the two generals held “command responsibility” over abuses by the military.

Falun Gong Advocates Praise Judge’s Ruling
SF Gate
July 6th, 2003

Falun Gong supporters celebrated a report issued by a federal magistrate supporting the rights of six Bay Area practitioners to sue the mayor of Beijing for his alleged involvement in police abuse of the religious group's members during a 1999 rally.

From Foster City to Chile: Tracking Down a Brother's Killer
San Francisco Chronicle
June 22nd, 2003

Article on CJA's case against former Chilean military official Armando Fernandez Larios, and client Zita Cabello-Barrueto's years spent pursuing justice for her brother's death.

Honduran Death-Squad Victims Seek Justice in U.S. Courts
Pacific News Service
April 21st, 2003

It was past 1 a.m. and Berta Oliva was sleeping when a loud knock on the door jarred her awake. Before she could answer, Honduran government security forces broke down the door, and dragged her husband, Tomás Nativí, out of bed. Berta, three months pregnant, clutched him, but security forces struck her to the ground and knocked her unconscious. She never saw her husband again...

Former Officers are Sent Back to Haiti
The Miami Herald
January 28th, 2003

Reports on the deportation of Dorélien and another Haitian perpetrator, Herbert Valmond, back to Haiti to stand trial for the 1994 Raboteau massacre...

Ex-Haitian Colonel Sued to Pay Massacre Victim’s Family
The Miami Herald
January 26th, 2003

Covers the filing of CJA's civil suit against Dorélien...

Bay Activists Win in Fight to Get Human Rights Cases Tried in U.S.
SF Gate
August 11th, 2002

Bay Area organizations, backed by high-powered corporate attorneys, are taking the lead in a growing movement that uses U.S. courts to go after abusers of human rights worldwide.

Torture Victims Win Lawsuit Against Salvadoran Generals
Washington Post
July 24th, 2002

A federal jury in a civil lawsuit ruled yesterday that two retired Salvadoran generals now living in South Florida were responsible for acts of torture committed 20 years ago by troops under their command.

El Salvador's Vice President Slams U.S. Order Against Generals
San Francisco Chronicle
July 24th, 2002

El Salvador's vice president said Wednesday that a U.S. jury had no right to order two former Salvadoran generals to pay $54.6 million in damages to torture victims of the country's 1980-1992 civil war.

Torture Victims in El Salvador Are Awarded $54 Million
New York Times
July 24th, 2002

A federal jury ordered two retired Salvadoran generals today to pay $54.6 million in damages to three civilians who were tortured by security forces during El Salvador's civil war more than 20 years ago.

Florida Jury Convicts 2 Salvadoran Generals of Atrocities - $54.6 million Awarded to Three Torture Victims
San Francisco Chronicle
July 24th, 2002

Reopening a bloody wound from two decades ago, a U.S. federal court in Florida on Tuesday found two retired Salvadoran generals responsible for torture, rape and other atrocities committed during El Salvador's civil war.

El Salvador Generals Guilty of Torture
BBC News
July 23rd, 2002

Two former generals have been found guilty by a US court of ignoring acts of brutality and torture in El Salvador 20 years ago.

Honduran Linked to Killings, Suit Says
The Miami Herald
July 22nd, 2002

A senior Honduran military officer who lived freely in Miami until his April arrest on immigration violations is responsible for the torture, killings and disappearances of Honduran civilians, alleges a lawsuit filed by two torture victims.

Pilsen Mom Testifies in Salvadoran Torture Case
Chicago Tribune
July 11th, 2002

A Chicago woman took the stand in federal court Wednesday and faced the two retired Salvadoran generals she holds responsible for her torture in El Salvador more than two decades ago.

Ex-Envoy Faults Salvadoran Army Over Torture
New York Times
June 26th, 2002

Testifying in a civil suit brought by three Salvadorans who accuse their country's military of torturing them two decades ago, a former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador said Tuesday that the failure of military leaders to rein in murderous troops had been the biggest obstacle to democracy.

Victim Links Retired General to Torture in El Salvador War
New York Times
June 25th, 2002

The trial of two retired Salvadoran generals in a two-decade-old torture case opened here today with a witness singling out one of them as a participant in a brutal 24-day interrogation.

U.S. Judge in Atlanta Awards $140 Million to Men Who Claimed Torture in Bosnia
The Atlanta Constitution
April 30th, 2002

"A federal judge in Atlanta awarded $140 million in damages Monday to four men found to have been tortured and abused by a Bosnian Serb soldier as part of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign in the early 1990s."

Practical Justice in Doe v. Lumintang: The Successful Use of Civil Remedies Against "An Enemy of All Mankind"
Masters of Terror: Indonesia’s Military and Violence in East Timor in 1999
February 28th, 2002

In a Washington D.C. courtroom on September 10, 2001, US Magistrate Judge Alan Kay brought down a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages of more than $66 million against the defendant in the case of Jane Doe et al versus Johny Lumintang.

Suit Targets Beijing Mayor
Deseret News
February 11th, 2002

The Center for Justice and Accountability announced Saturday it had filed a federal lawsuit against Liu Qi, the mayor of Beijing and president of the Beijing Olympic Committee.

Lawsuit Against Beijing Mayor Shows Falungong Not Forgotten: US Lawyer
Agence France Presse
February 10th, 2002

A lawsuit filed in the United States against visiting Beijing mayor Liu Qi is a sign to Falungong practitioners in China that the world has not forgotten their plight, a lawyer involved in the case said.

Beijing Mayor, Olympic Committee President Served U.S. Law Suit for Persecution of Falun Gong
Independent Media Center
February 8th, 2002

Liu Qi, Mayor of Beijing and President of the Beijing Olympic Committee, was served with a law suit filed in U.S. District Court for his responsibility in overseeing severe human rights abuses against Chinese and international Falun Gong practitioners.

Court Issues $66 Million Judgment in Rights Lawsuit Against Indonesian General
Estafeta
December 31st, 2001

In a strong statement on the seriousness of crimes committed against ordinary East Timorese, Judge Alan Kay ruled in early September to hold Indonesian General Johny Lumintang accountable for $66 million in damages for his role in systematic human rights violations following East Timor’s vote for independence in 1999.

Utah Details Atrocities in Bosnian Trial
The Salt Lake Tribune
October 25th, 2001

"Kemal Mehinovic, a Bosnian refugee now living in Salt Lake City, concluded his testimony in Atlanta this week in a two-day trial against another refugee accused of committing atrocities during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina."

Judgments Over-Easy - Executions Rare
Tempo
October 15th, 2001

An Indonesian general has been found guilty in an American court. Is there any resounding impact?

Local Group Wins Victory for East Timor Victims
The Recorder
October 15th, 2001

In a case brought by a local legal nonprofit, a U.S. district judge has ordered a high-ranking Indonesian general to pay $66 million in compensatory and punitive damages for massive human rights violations committed in East Timor.

Serb Faces U.S. Damages Claim
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting
October 15th, 2001

"Muslim victims of Serb paramilitary sue him for millions of dollars in U.S. court."

Giving the Devil His Due
The Atlantic
May 31st, 2001

For several years in the early 1990s U.S. intelligence maintained close ties with a Haitian named Emmanuel "Toto" Constant, the founder of a savage paramilitary group that has been held responsible for a prolonged wave of killings and other atrocities. Toto Constant today walks the streets of Queens, a free man. How did he come to find refuge in the United States? Who has been holding up his deportation?

Government to Defend Lumintang Over Rights Case
Jakarta Post
March 28th, 2001

The government will defend Ministry of Defense secretary-general Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang, who is facing an in-absentia trial in the United States over his alleged role in East Timor rights violations.

U.S. to Resume Military Assistance to Indonesia: Juwono
Jakarta Post
April 15th, 2000

Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono has expressed his optimism that the United States will resume its military assistance to Indonesia.

Independent E. Timor Remains Indonesia's Stumbling Block
Jakarta Post
April 5th, 2000

Former president B.J. Habibie was naive when he thought that letting go of East Timor would mean an end to Indonesia's problems.

Government Plays Down Lawsuit Against Johny
Jakarta Post
April 3rd, 2000

Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab played down on Saturday a lawsuit filed by two U.S. human rights groups against an Indonesian Army general, saying it was an ordinary case in the United States.

U.S. Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against TNI General
Jakarta Post
April 1st, 2000

Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang was notified of a lawsuit filed against him by two human rights groups in the United States representing victims of atrocities committed in East Timor last year, a New York-based human rights group said on Friday.

The Assassin Next Door
New Times Inc.
November 18th, 1999

This article focuses on former Chilean military officer and CJA defendant Armando Fernandez Larios. The article discusses Larios’ involvement both in a 1976 assassination in Washington, D.C. and the 1973 killing of Winston Cabello in Chile.

A Safe Haven, But for Whom?
US News and World Report
November 15th, 1999

One evening last year, a 35-year-old Somali computer analyst was visiting a friend in a quiet Virginia suburb when he encountered a man whose name he had heard and cursed a thousand times but whom he had never expected to see–especially here. The computer analyst (fearing retribution, he asked to use the pseudonym Omer) says he was stunned. It turns out the other guest was Mohamed Ali Samantar...

A Safe Haven, But for Whom?
US News and World Report
November 15th, 1999

Salt Lake City Tribune Series on Kemal Mehinovic: Epilogue: Expatriate's Odyssey Isn't Over
Salt Lake City Tribune
April 25th, 1999