Clooney Foundation for Justice

CFJ wages justice by providing free legal aid in defense of free speech and women’s rights in over 40 countries.

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

At the Clooney Foundation for Justice, we wage justice by providing free legal aid in defense of free speech and women's rights in over 40 countries.

Our work has led to dozens of journalists being set free and thousands of women receiving free legal support to defend their rights.

🔗 Learn more at https://t.co/HD5mKO01zV

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate the many women around the globe fighting for equality. Today, we spotlight the inspiring stories of the rising women lawyers in our Fellowship program working to advance the rights of women and children in Africa. These powerful advocates challenge unjust laws and fight to end child marriage and female genital mutilation impacting women’s lives across the continent. Their leadership is driving change – one case and one community at a time. #TogetherWeWageJustice #IWD2026 #ForALLWomenandGirls

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

#BREAKING: After over 1000 days in prison, Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora was finally released following sustained pressure from international press freedom organizations, including reporting by our TrialWatch team.

Despite Zamora's release, his journey to freedom is still ongoing and we continue to stand with him, and those fighting to expose corruption in Guatemala.

We honored Jose Rubén Zamora recently at The Albies in October, shining a light on his unjust detention. Learn more about his inspiring story and his lifelong pursuit of justice in this short film featured at the event.

[CPJ Américas @CPJAmericas]

#Guatemala: CPJ welcomes the release of journalist #JoseRubénZamora, an important step toward justice. @MPGuatemala must end the use of criminal law to silence the press. The State must guarantee freedom of the press and ensure that journalists can work safely and without fear of retaliation. c. @OJGuatemala

[CPJ Asia @CPJAsia]

#Philippines: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has nominated imprisoned journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for the 2026 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of her outstanding courage, commitment to journalism, and defense of press freedom in the face of adversity.

“Frenchie Mae Cumpio is a beacon of journalism in a country long saddled with abysmal conditions for the press. Awarding her with the 2026 UNESCO/Cano Prize would be a clarion call for the Philippines and other countries to cease the rampant criminalization and undue imprisonment of journalists,” said CPJ Chief Global Affairs Officer Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @GypsyStrategy.

Press freedom groups @RSF_inter and Free Press Unlimited are also nominating Cumpio for this year’s prize.

Learn more: https://t.co/v47wPuGuny

📷: AlterMidya

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

We’re excited to announce our 2026 Waging Justice for Women Fellows. These 10 gender justice advocates will spend the next year working at some of the leading human rights NGOs in Africa to fight for the rights of women and girls across the region.

Meet our amazing fellows ⬇️
https://t.co/jbOIfEvvJb
#WageJustice #WJWFellowship

[CPJ Europe and Central Asia @CPJ_Eurasia]

CPJ is concerned by extensive fair trial violations against jailed #Georgia journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, detailed in a new @ClooneyFDN #TrialWatch report.

The report concludes Georgia is making an example of the prominent journalist to intimidate others.⤵️
https://t.co/I4ZqrNX5E3

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

#NEW: One year ago this week, Georgian authorities arrested veteran journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. In our latest Fairness Report, #TrialWatch and @CovingtonLLP found she’s faced fair trial violations at every stage of the proceedings.

Georgia is making an example of Amaglobeli to intimidate other critical voices. As the country’s authoritarian shift deepens, share the report to demand authorities #FreeMzia.

📄Fairness Report: https://t.co/TnhACgLwc6

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

Together, CFJ and @UniofOxford's @BlavatnikSchool are building AI legal assistants that will:

🗣️ Connect women and girls to lawyers in their own language
📋 Guide victims of violence through complex protection order processes
⚖️ Link detained journalists to pro bono aid quickly

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

In Malawi, where 1 in 3 women experience violence, fewer than 800 lawyers serve 22 million people. But what if AI could change that?

📖 Amal Clooney and Philippa Webb in @TIME on co-founding the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice: https://t.co/sqmYM110Gs

#AIforGood #WageJustice

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

“Inequality is the enemy of hope, and hope is the oxygen of democracy.”

@DarrenWalker transformed philanthropy by challenging the systems that create inequality. His leadership at the @FordFoundation proves that lasting change requires confronting uncomfortable truths about power and privilege. At this year's #TheAlbies, we honored his unwavering commitment to justice.
#WageJustice

[Agence France-Presse @afpfr]

⚖️ L'ancien chef rebelle congolais Roger Lumbala a été condamné lundi à Paris à 30 ans de réclusion criminelle pour complicité des crimes contre l'humanité commis par ses soldats en 2002-2003 en République démocratique du Congo.

[Minority Rights Group @MinorityRights]

BREAKING 📣 Congolese warlord Roger Lumbala was convicted today for complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second #Congo War.

Minority Rights Group welcomes this decision to convict as a historic turning point for the #indigenous Bambuti.

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

BREAKING: The Paris cour d’assises convicts Roger Lumbala, sentencing him to 30 years in prison on charges of complicity in crimes against humanity.

This historic verdict ends 20+ years of impunity—the first prosecution of crimes committed during the Second Congo War's 2002-2003 “Effacer le Tableau” Operation.

25 survivors testified. Justice delayed is not justice denied.

🔗 https://t.co/5lJsFnFafn
#Lumbala #DRC #RDC

[RFI @RFI]

Est de la RDC: l’ex-chef rebelle Roger Lumbala condamné à 30 ans de réclusion pour complicité
➡️ https://t.co/Y9UPbsSY9V

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

“My visit to the Philippines gives me hope. Young people have shown they are unafraid to denounce what is wrong.” —Amal Clooney

For years, CFJ co-founder Amal Clooney has stood with @mariaressa in her fight against unjust prosecution. In a recent visit to Manila for @rapplerdotcom’s #SocialGoodSummit 2025, she showed why it’s critical to stand up for brave reporters like Maria.

Watch: https://t.co/RC5HhcewP3

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

At a keynote session moderated by Nobel laureate @mariaressa at @ahrctweets’s Rule of Law Forum last month, CFJ co-founder Amal Clooney announced that the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice is joining forces with the Center to advance justice for women and journalists in the Philippines.

Together, they’ll build on CFJ’s work with @BlavatnikSchool to expand our AI tools and resources for communities that need them most.

More: https://t.co/O4cwaSSiTP
#AIforGood #WageJustice

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

Digital safety = gender equality. And economic security. Legal information. Access to courts. Safe housing. Freedom from child marriage. The right to be believed.

When violence takes new forms, our work must too.

Until every woman can live free from violence, in every space she occupies, in every form it takes.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days #NoExcuse #WageJustice

[Media Defence @mediadefence]

🇹🇭 Dr Chutima Sidasathian, an award-winning Thai investigative journalist, has spent years exposing corruption. She has faced relentless legal harassment, incl. 5 criminal defamation cases. One case remains, despite lacking merit, while she undergoes cancer treatment abroad.

[Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN]

For survivors of gender-based violence, the fight for justice doesn't stop after #16Days.

This is why we partner with organizations like @FLAGambia, who meet survivors where they are—every day. This year alone, they've supported survivors in at least 28 sexual and gender-based violence cases—providing legal aid, pursuing justice, and defending the laws that protect women and girls.

Real change takes more than a campaign. It takes all of us, 365 days a year.
#16Days #NoExcuse #WageJustice #EndGBV