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DESCRIPTION: Join the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the ACS Bay Area Lawyer Chapter for a panel discussion on bringing perpetrators of international torture and extrajudicial killings to justice in U.S. federal courts.\n\nThe panel will focus on the recent high-profile trial of Col. Yusuf Abdi Ali (aka “Tukeh”), who was found liable for atrocities committed in the early 1990’s, during the Siad Barre dictatorship in Somali.\n\nCJA attorneys—who have brought dozens of similar cases over the organization's 20-year history—will discuss the Tukeh trial, its impact on the Torture Victims Protection Act, and the use of U.S. federal courts to vindicate the human rights of survivors around the globe.\n\nFeaturing:\nCarmen Cheung, Legal Director, Center for Justice & Accountability\nNushin Sarkarati, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Justice & Accountability\n\nModerated by:\nMaya Karwande, Associate, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP; Member, Professional Network for Human Rights\n\nThank you to Keker, Van Nest & Peters for hosting and providing lunch.\n\n1.0 hour of California CLE credit has been approved for this program.\n\nFor details, click here: https://getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/events/event/356
SUMMARY:ACS Bay Area: Justice for International Torture & Extrajudicial Killings in U.S. Federal Court: The Tukeh Trial
ORGANIZER;CN=American Constitution Society:MAILTO:info@acslaw.org
UID:356-2019-07-31 12:00:00@americanconstitutionsociety.nonprofitsoapbox.com
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LOCATION: 633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111
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