Litigation
Justice Initiative lawyers have represented scores of individuals and groups before domestic and international human rights courts and tribunals around the world. These cases seek not only to vindicate individual claims, but to establish and strengthen the law’s protection for all.
AFSC et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Four human rights groups are challenging a U.S. executive order that imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court officials and others working to pursue justice for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Palestinians Lag et al. v. Prime Minister (France)
Human rights organizations file a legal challenge before France’s highest administrative court, seeking for the government to adopt measures to prevent French corporate and financial actors from contributing to Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine.
Kimberly Prost et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.
Three ICC judges have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of an Executive Order issued by President Trump, and are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against sanctions by the U.S. government.
Justice and Accountability Initiative v. Telenor ASA
The Open Society Justice Initiative is advising plaintiffs and partners in a lawsuit to hold telecommunications giant Telenor to account for sharing customer data with the Myanmar military in the wake of the 2021 coup, leading to widespread human rights abuses.
Gabor Rona and Lisa Davis v. Donald J. Trump et al.
The Justice Initiative is co-counsel in a case challenging President Trump's issued executive order which imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Withholding U.S. Foreign Aid Unlawfully Endangers Lives
The Justice Initiative supported a domestic case against the Trump administration to seek urgent relief to avert irreparable damage to global health programs sustained by U.S. assistance.
Hospital Attacks in Syria
Russia’s air force deliberately attacked Kafr Nabl hospital in Syria in 2019. A legal filing, brought on behalf of victims and survivors, seeks a ruling from the UN Human Rights Committee on the attack—part of a wider pattern of attacks against health care facilities in Syria by Russian forces.
Last update: May 02, 2024Claudia Medina v. Secretaría de Marina and Fiscalia General de la República
After the Mexican government granted the armed forces powers to carry out law enforcement operations in 2006, the Mexican Navy committed systemic patterns of torture and sexual violence with the rubber stamp approval of the prosecutor's office.
Last update: March 26, 2024