Fighting for Human Rights
The Justness Project focuses on cases with the aim of fighting for human rights globally for vulnerable and marginalized populations particularly those who are under authoritarian regimes, or in communities that promote authoritarian concepts.
U.S. Civil Rights
Jay Anderson
A 25 year old black man from Milwaukee who was shot and killed by Officer Joseph Mensah after he was awakened in his car at 3a.m. while he was parked in his car on June 23, 2016. DA John Chisholm failed to prosecute Mensah who fired six shots at him.
Alvin Cole
A 17 year old black teenager from Milwaukee who was shot and killed by Officer Joseph Mensah on 2 February 2020. He was shot at five times by Officer Mensah.
Antonio Gonzales
A 29 year old gay Latinx man from Milwaukee who was shot and killed by Officer Joseph Mensah on July 16, 2015.
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Political Oppression & Freedom of Speech
Anwar Ibrahim
Assisted in the representation and advocacy to Mr. Ibrahim – the Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia released & exonerated as a result of a full royal pardon. U.S.
Successfully prevented the deportation of my client, an Uighur man working in Pakistan, to China who was in fear of religious persecution.
Successfully represented and advocated for my client who was illegally detained by the Cuban government due to freedom of expression.
Matthew Rosenberg
NYT journalist deported from Afghanistan successfully represented and litigated for legal reentry as a violation of freedom of press & expression.
Baljit Singh
Successfully represented my client who was torture and abused for being Sikh and who was illegally deported by the U.K. Government. Client released from prison, granted asylum & citizenship status back to the U.K.
Eritrean Soccer Players
Four world renowned soccer players defected due to political persecution from the oppressive Eritrean regime go into hiding in Uganda.
Dr. Mariam Rocabado
A World Class Lawyer Deals with a Case of Rape in Bolivia
Human Trafficking
Fatou
Teenager from Guinea sold into slavery in Kuwait as a result of being sold on Instagram.
British Child Abductions
Successfully represented, found, and returned children who were internationally trafficked from the U.K. to Afghanistan.
Australian Child Abduction
Two Children Abducted to Afghanistan Returned to their Mother
Australian Teenager
Teenaged girl who was abducted to Afghanistan because of a forced marriage is returned to Vienna.
Women’s Rights
Niloofar Rahmani
Successfully fought for asylum on behalf of Niloofar Rahmani, Afghanistan’s first fixed wing female pilot in the national Air Force.
Naghma
Naghma is a 6-year-old girl who was illegally sold to a neighbor’s twenty-one year old son to be married after an illegal decision of a local jirga who decided that this was the best way to satisfy a debt. Motley intervened and the engagement was terminated and Naghma was not forced into marriage.
Gulnaz
Gulnaz was the victim of being raped by her cousin and became pregnant as a result. Before intervening in the case she was found guilty of adultery and was sentence to twelve years in prison where she gave birth to her daughter. Motley represented Gulnaz in court and ultimately achieved the first ever pardon of client for a moral crimes case in Afghanistan.
Farkhunda
Represented family victim against multiple defendants who viciously murdered Farkhunda who was unjustly accused of a religious crime that she did not commit.
Gul Meena
Pakistani girl forced into marriage and tortured by in-laws is accepted to Sweden.
Khatera
Afghan girl’s family sues police over daughter’s murder at the hands of her husband and her uncle.
Sahar Gul
Afghan girl forced into marriage testifies against her in-laws and calls for punishment.