The Human Rights and Access to justice Program contributed to a recently-filed amicus brief challenging the application of Brazil’s 1979 amnesty law to crimes against humanity. The case comes i... Read More
The Vance Center’s Human Rights Program and the international law firm Debevoise & Plimpton presented the findings and recommendations of their report “Sexual and gender-based violence in pla... Read More
On International Human Rights Day, Vance Center’s Human Rights Program highlighted the work of client Instituto Vladimir Herzog in Brazil, named after journalist Vladimir Herzog, victim of Braz... Read More
Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou spoke on a panel “London Calling: Why is England the ‘ideal’ SLAPP jurisdiction?” at the Anti-SLAPP Conference “Countering Legal Threat... Read More
The Vance Center held a virtual session: “Bar Associations and the Business and Human Rights Agenda: A Regional Vision 10 years after the Guiding Principles” as part of the United Nations VI ... Read More
The Vance Center will host a webinar "SLAPPed but not silenced: Defending human rights in the face of legal risks” on November 10, 2021 at 12:30 – 1:30pm. Read More
