Participants in the first training session, for judges and magistrates, in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, April 16, 2026. Photo credit: CYPLP From April to July, Vance Center attorneys participated in a series of training sessions organized by Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP), a youth-led organization in Nigeria. The trainings were the final phase of a recent project for CYPLP, for which the Vance Center’s Africa Initiatives team worked with Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie (UUBO) to produce a training manual for pro bono lawyers, prosecutors, registrars, and magistrates to better understand and respond to cases involving... read more
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Vance Center Supports Client-Led Training on TFGBV for Legal Professionals in Nigeria
Posted on July 23, 2026
Vance Center Participates in 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva
Posted on December 3, 2025The Vance Center’s Adaobi Egboka speaks during the panel at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Nov. 25, 2025. Photo credit: Vance Center On November 25, the Vance Center’s Director of Africa Initiatives Adaobi Egboka participated in a panel discussion as part of the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. The session, “Gender-Responsive Human Rights Due Diligence in Times of Crisis: Addressing the Structural Causes of Gender-based Violence and Discrimination in Business Activities,” was co-organized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, the Federal Public Defenders’ Office of... read more
Vance Center Participates in UC Berkeley Law Panel on Sexual Harassment in Africa
Posted on January 27, 2025Vance Center Africa Program Director Adaobi Egboka joined panelists for a conversation on Sexual Harassment in Africa at the annual Continuing Legal Education (CLE) conference hosted on January 23-24 by the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law. The discussion, chaired by University of Chicago JD candidate Megan Cistulli, featured Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme, founder and regional coordinator of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI), and included contributions from Joelle Nwabueze, Associate Professor at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. The panel explored the widespread issue of workplace sexual harassment across Africa, identifying its origins and emphasizing the... read more
Vance Center, AESHI & PALU Launch New Report on Sexual Harassment Laws in Africa
Posted on November 26, 2024Clockwise from top left: Speakers Cheryl Ann Peters, Valentina Beghini, Heather Tatenda, and moderator Pamhidzai Bamu discuss potential approaches to a model law on sexual harassment during the second day of the virtual launch, November 22, 2024. On November 21 and 22, the Vance Center, along with the Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), hosted a virtual launch event with the theme “In Law and Practice: Unifying Africa to End Sexual Harassment.” More than 100 attendees connected from across time zones over the two days to learn about the report’s findings, discuss the context... read more
Access to Justice Practicum Selects Lawyers from Argentina and Mexico for Third Cohort
Posted on February 27, 2025The Vance Center and Pro Bono Network of the Americas clearinghouse partners in Argentina and Mexico are pleased to announce the two lawyers selected for the third cohort of our Access to Justice Practicum. The two practitioners will work for one year with the Comisión de Trabajo Pro Bono e Interés Público (Comisión Pro Bono) and Centro Mexicano Pro Bono, respectively. Lawyers from the local pro bono clearinghouses, sponsors, and the Vance Center staff participated in the selection process, choosing the two final practitioners from 22 applicants. This year’s practitioners are Sabrina Dominguez from Argentina and Aranza Ashley Charles... read more