A Revolution Books Town Hall Meeting: TORTURE AND THE NEED FOR JUSTICE June 3, 2009 – Ethical Culture Society, NYC Speakers: Michael Ratner, president, Center for Constitutional Rights, and an international human rights lawyer Laura Flanders, journalist and host of…
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2001 The Cases of the Foreign Generals Brought to Justice For Hector Gramajo, the former Minister of Defense of Guatemala, it was a proud day. He had been in the U.S. for nearly a year, pursuing post-graduate studies at Harvard’s…
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Joelito Filártiga 1995 Tyrants, Terrorists and Torturers Brought to Justice: U.S. Courts Provide Compensation for Victims Michael Ratner, former legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), is currently a member of its board of directors. Beth Stephens is a…
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http://ccrjustice.org/home/what-we-do/our-cases/xuncax-v-gramajo-and-ortiz-v-gramajo Xuncax v. Gramajo and Ortiz v. Gramajo are two civil damages suits filed on behalf of Guatemalans, all Kanjobal Indians who were brutalized themselves, lost loved ones, and lived in highland villages demolished by Gramajo’s soldiers. They charge former…
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