September, 2019
New Human Rights Fellow Joins The Vance Center
Maria Werneck has joined the Vance Center as a fellow in the Human Rights and Access to Justice Program. Read More
June, 2019
Vance Center Joins Annual Meeting of International Legal Assistance Consortium
Vance Center Programs Director Marie-Claude Jean-Baptiste joined other members and staff of the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) at its Annual General Meeting hosted by the Law So... Read More
May, 2019
Vance Center Launches Research Project in Sierra Leone on Women’s Incarceration
Vance Center Programs Director Marie-Claude Jean-Baptiste and Pro Bono Practice Fellow Sam Bookman traveled to Freetown, Sierra Leone, to kick off a research project on the causes and consequence... Read More
April, 2019
Vance Center Case Goes to Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hear a case against the state of Venezuela, which the Vance Center has assisted the Venezuelan human rights organization Observatorio Venezolano de P... Read More
February, 2019
Vance Center Initiates Inquiry to Secretary of State
The New York City Bar Association President, at the suggestion of the Vance Center, has written to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jonathan Co... Read More
January, 2019
Vance Center Investigates Worrisome Human Rights Trend
A recent report in The Guardian revealed a disturbing trend, which the Vance Center has investigated: in the last nine months, the US State Department has effectively halted cooperation with Unit... Read More