US torture act Archives - TRIAL International https://trialinternational.org/tag/us-torture-act/ A way to justice Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:12:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Former Jungler sentenced to over 67 years for torture https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/former-jungler-sentenced-to-over-67-years-for-torture/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:13:36 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=31076 Denver, Colorado, USA – Today, a federal judge sentenced Michael Sang Correa to 810 months or 67.5 years in prison for torture committed in The Gambia in 2006. During today’s sentencing hearing, Judge Christine M. Arguello, who presided over Mr. Correa’s trial in April, heard from victims about the impact the torture they experienced at […]

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]]> Sentencing Hearing for Michael Correa scheduled https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/sentencing-hearing-for-michael-correa-scheduled/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:00:24 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=31061 U.S. Federal Court will be conducting sentencing hearing of former Jungler, Michael Sang Correa on 22 August 2025, in Denver, Colorado, USA. On 15 April 2025, after a five-day trial in U.S. federal court, a Denver jury found Michael Sang Correa guilty of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture. […]

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]]> U.S. Jury finds Gambian death squad member guilty of torture https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/u-s-jury-finds-gambian-death-squad-member-guilty-of-torture/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:30:29 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=30154 Denver, Colorado, USA 15 April 2025 – Today, a Denver jury found Michael Sang Correa guilty of five counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture. This verdict marks the first time a U.S. jury has ever held a non-U.S. citizen criminally responsible for torture committed outside of the United States. During […]

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]]> Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture in Denver, Colorado https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-to-stand-trial-for-torture-in-denver-colorado/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:30:29 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=29839 Denver, CO (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), March 26, 2025 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is scheduled to stand trial for torture starting on April 7, 2025. This marks the first time a non-U.S. citizen will stand trial in a U.S. federal court for torture committed abroad. […]

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]]> Colorado: Trial postponed for alleged Gambian death squad member accused of torture and conspiracy to commit torture https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/trial-postponed-for-alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-accused-of-torture/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:30:06 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=28715 (Banjul, Denver, Geneva, 12 September 2024) – The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The Gambia, originally scheduled for 16 September 2024, has been postponed. Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions explained that the defense wanted to present testimony from two witnesses to support […]

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]]> Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture and conspiracy to commit torture in Denver, Colorado https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/gambia-jungler-trial-torture-denver-colorado-2024/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:58:37 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=28555 Denver (United States) and Banjul (The Gambia), 26 August 2024 – Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is scheduled to stand trial for torture starting on 16 September 2024 in Denver. This marks the first time a non-U.S. citizen will stand trial in a U.S. federal court for torture committed […]

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]]> Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial in the U.S. for torture https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-to-stand-trial-in-the-u-s-for-torture/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:30:03 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=28547 Frequently asked questions and answers   1. Who is Michael Correa and what are the charges against him? Michael Correa, a Gambian citizen, will stand trial in September 2024 for allegedly torturing people in The Gambia in 2006. He is accused of being part of the “Junglers”, a death squad that committed human rights abuses […]

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]]> Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial in the USA https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/alleged-gambian-death-squad-member-to-stand-trial-in-the-usa/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:00:50 +0000 https://trialinternational.org/?post_type=latest&p=26484 (San Francisco and Geneva, November 2nd, 2023) – Michael Correa, an alleged member of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s notorious “Junglers” death squad, is scheduled to stand trial in Denver, Colorado, starting September 16, 2024. Correa faces charges of torture and conspiracy to commit torture. The historic trial is a major step towards truth and […]

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