Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor presents a panel on legal protection frameworks for whistleblowers during the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, June 19, 2024. Photo credit: IACC The panel, “From Silence to Safety: Strengthening Legal Protection Frameworks to Empower Whistleblowers,” featured insight from eight experts on opportunities and challenges related to whistleblower protection laws and mechanisms around the world. Speakers covered whistleblower protection laws from Mexico to the Maldives, and offered analysis of international standards, areas for improvement, best practices and next steps for policy and advocacy after the conference. Recommendations from the session included continued technical assistance to... 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, 2024Pictured (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
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
2024 Brings New Program Structure for the Vance Center
Posted on March 5, 2024The Vance Center is pleased to announce that 2024 has brought exciting changes to our programmatic structure. As the world changes and global developments create new opportunities – and risks – for pro bono work, international human rights and access to justice, we are evolving to keep pace with those changes. Our capacity to respond to the needs and requests of our clients and partners is fundamental to our mission: we go where we’re needed. To reflect the nature of our current work, the Vance Center has shifted several elements of our programmatic structure. As of 2024, the Good Governance... read more
With 3 Events and 2 Reports, Vance Center Continues Supporting Central American Judicial Associations
Posted on March 15, 2024On March 5, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor met with members of the Guatemalan Association of Judges for Integrity (AGJI) to assess and discuss initiatives for the upcoming process to select Guatemala’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. Historically, this process has fallen short of international standards for merit-based appointments, often marred by corruption and undue influence. However, the AGJI and other local partner organizations believe that this year presents a crucial opportunity to break that pattern and introduce a transparent and objective selection process. The Vance Center will support AGJI in its efforts to... read more