Pro Bono Network of the Americas Updates
The Vance Center and the Pro Bono Network of the Americas soon will conclude the “Semana País” initiative, five months of programming to keep network members collaborating on pandemic-rel... Read More
October, 2020
September, 2020
Vance Center Enjoys Renewed Participation and Support
The first Vance Center Committee meeting of the 2020-21 cycle brought together 31 of the total 46 members. Chairs of new sub-committees on fundraising (Janet Whitaker of Clifford Chance), commu... Read More
September, 2020
Vance Center Supports Judicial Independence and Gender Equality in Mexico
As part of the Vance Center’s efforts to advance judicial independence in the region and in particular the work of Mexican women judges, the Vance Center organized a virtual conference “Judic... Read More
September, 2020
Vance Center Co-Organizes International Conversation on Guatemala’s Judicial Independence
Continuing the Vance Center’s engagement in Guatemala, Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chavez Alor participated in a webinar co-organized with the International Legal Assistance Consortium,... Read More
July, 2020
Vance Center Supports Guatemalan Civil Society Coalition Against Restrictions on NGOs
The New York City Bar Association recently issued a press release on the report Guatemala: Revisions to the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations, produced by the international law firm Paul Weis... Read More
June, 2020
Lawyers Council Keeps Focus on Judicial Appointments in Guatemala
The Vance Center’s Lawyers Council for Civil and Economic Rights published a follow-up report available in Spanish analyzing Guatemala’s judicial appointments process and the new presidential... Read More