Christina Abraham has years of experience in law, advocacy, and human rights. She is featured in dozens of articles and television programs for her work.
June 8, 2021
Carli Pierson of The Independent talks to Christina Abraham about Vice President Kamala Harris’ statement in Guatemala.
September 29, 2020
The Chicago Law Bulletin reports on Court order to FBI to speed up release of documents in FOIA litigation demanding information about FBI investigation “Operation Vulgar Betrayal”, a mass surveillance program into the Chicago’s Muslim community of Bridgeview, Illinois. Christina Abraham is one of the lawyers representing the plaintiff, investigative journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui, in the litigation.
July 17, 2020
Christina Abraham sits down with Moe for an interview about the Black Lives Movement for his podcast, In the Moement. She addresses activists who are marching against the oppression of the government, warning them that this isn’t the first time federal powers have faced unrest.
January 30, 2020
The Chicago Tribune reports about FOIA litigation demanding information about “Operation Vulgar Betrayal”, an FBI investigation involving a mass surveillance program of the Chicago Muslim Community. Christina Abraham is one of the attorneys representing the plaintiff, investigative journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui.
2019
The North Coast Journal writes about the film The Feeling of Being Watched, a documentary film that takes an insider's look at an FBI surveillance program of a Chicago-area Muslim American community in the 1990s. Christina Abraham is co-executive producer of the film.
October 11, 2019
The Lansing State Journal reports about the film The Feeling of Being Watched, a documentary film about the illegal surveillance of a Muslim neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago. Christina Abraham explains the impact the surveillance program had on people in the community.
July 12, 2019
Carli Pierson of The Independent investigates President Trump’s use of ICE raids. Christina Abraham comments on how such tactics scare immigrant communities.
January 20, 2019
The Independent’s Carli Pierson investigates the effects of the 2019 government shutdown and how it would affect marginalized communities. Christina Abraham offers her insight on how the government shutdown would impact the legal process for migrants.
September 20, 2018
Christina Abraham, Cindy Alkass, Sofia Avilova and Helen Barcham attend an Assyrian Women's Luncheon with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky on behalf of the Assyrian American Bar Association.
March 12, 2018
Christina Abraham appears on The Assryian podcast to discuss her law career and her path to creating her own law practice. Abraham shares a vivid tale of up-close, government injustice in Bahrain as just one of the highlights of the discussion.
October 20, 2017
Worldview’s Steve Bynum and Jerome McDonnel interview Assia Boundaoui and Christina Abraham, after a Court’s order to the FBI to speed up release of documents in their FOIA litigation. Christina Abraham is one of the lawyers representing the plaintiff, investigative journalist and filmmaker Assia Boundaoui, in the litigation.
June 16, 2017
WNG investigates the ICE raids specifically targeting Chicago-Iraqis for deportation. Christina Abraham shares her insight on the topic.
June 1, 2017
The Assyrian American Bar Association elects Christina Abraham as Vice President for a two year term. The association was founded to promote the highest standards among Assyrian-American attorneys in their service to Assyrian-American communities and to cultivate a network of Assyrian attorneys with a range of legal knowledge.
May 27, 2017
Christina Abraham is elected Vice President of the Assyrian American Bar Association. The association was founded to promote the highest standards among Assyrian-American attorneys in their service to Assyrian-American communities and cultivate a network of Assyrian attorneys with a range of legal knowledge.
February 27, 2017
Christina Abraham writes for The New Arab arguing Trump’s Executive Orders regarding immigration and deportation is a slippery slope to abuse of constitutional power.
October 6, 2016
Christina Abraham writes for The New Arab regarding the Syrian White Helmets and other humanitarian groups.
June 27, 2016
Christina Abraham writes for The New Arab about Khaled al-Essa, an activist killed by Syrian a real bombardment in northern Syria.
April 18, 2016
Christina Abraham writes for The New Arab about the inability of global institutions to address the multi-polar issues effectively.
2014
Christina Abraham co-edits the Siracusa Guidelines for International Regional and National Fact Finding Bodies alongside Cherif Bassiouni. Those keen to promote accountability in conflicts around the world are increasingly relying on fact-finding bodies to provide necessary documentation which will ensure that those responsible for human rights abuses are brought to justice. The ‘Guidelines’, developed from inputs by more than 80 experts, provide a thorough and welcome framework to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the processes of creating, investigating, reporting and follow-up for these various bodies.
December 10, 2011
Christina Abraham is Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. BICI was a human rights investigation into the Bahrain government’s response to demonstrations in 2011 calling for political reforms. The investigation uncovered several widespread and serious human rights violations by the government of Bahrain.