Pictured (from left): Diego Sierra Laris, Jaime Chávez Alor, Justice Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, Justice Belen, and Michael Fernandez. Photo credit: Vance Center On May 15, the Vance Center and the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana de Abogados) brought together two distinguished judicial actors, Hon. Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice and Hon. Ariel E Belen, retired Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, for a timely discussion surrounding judicial independence. Over the hourlong conversation, the two judges outlined the parallels and contrasts between the... read more
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Vance Center Continues Judicial Independence Series with Conversation on the New York and Mexican Judiciary
Posted on May 25, 2024
Vance Center Recognizes 7 Firms at 2024 Michael Cooper Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence
Posted on May 20, 2024On May 7, the Vance Center hosted its ninth annual Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence, recognizing the pro bono achievements of seven firms. read more
Vance Center Co-Organizes Panel Discussion on Mexico’s Rule of Law
Posted on April 23, 2024From left, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor with panelists Diego Sierra Laris, Ambassador Roberta Jacobson (ret.), Veronica Yepez, and Jorge Sepúvelda García. Photo: Vance Center On April 16, the Vance Center‘s Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor moderated a timely panel discussion on Mexico’s current rule of law landscape, entitled “Mexico’s Rule of Law at a Crossroads: Examining Challenges and Prospects.” The conversation, co-organized with the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana de Abogados) and the New York City Bar Association, brought together subject experts from legal and government backgrounds to address key challenges and pathways forward ahead of... read more
Reporters Shield Joins UNESCO Panel on SLAPPs
Posted on November 7, 2023On November 3, Green participated in a panel entitled “Strategic lawsuits against public participation: a mechanism for silencing the press under the guise of legality.” The multi-lingual panel, which featured speakers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, was part of a series of events to commemorate UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, held on November 2-3 at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C. Green detailed the dangers that these lawsuits, known as SLAPPs, pose to investigative reporters and outlets around the world. She introduced Reporters Shield to the audience of press... read more
Africa Program Participates in University of Dayton Human Rights Center Conference Marking 75th Anniversary of the UDHR
Posted on November 13, 2023Africa Program Director Adaobi Egboka moderated a panel during the 2023 Joint Convening of the Social Practice of Human Rights Conference and the 6th International Conference on the Right to Development, held on November 2-4. The hybrid conference, which also marked the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was hosted by the University of Dayton Human Rights Center in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law, and the Free State Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, both in South Africa. ... read more
Vance Center Presents at PILNet Global Forum
Posted on October 23, 2023Vance Center Senior Manager of International Diversity and Pro Bono Programs Karina Benzaquen and Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor at the PILNet Global Forum in Brussels. Photo: Vance Center Senior Manager of International Diversity and Pro Bono Programs Karina Benzaquen and Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor joined hundreds of lawyers and advocates from around the world who convened for three days of workshops, presentations, and in-depth panel discussions. Benzaquen presented on the Latin American perspective during a panel discussion with clearinghouse professionals, entitled “Clearinghouses in Times of Crisis – Clearinghouses in Shrinking Democracies.” She was accompanied... read more