On April 9, the Vance Center’s Director of Africa Initiatives Adaobi Egboka moderated a roundtable event during the Social Practice of Human Rights Conference, a biennial hybrid event organized by the University of Dayton Human Rights Center. The virtual session, “Pro Bono Pathways to Strengthen the Application and Impact of International Law,” examined how pro bono and international human rights law can support civil society organizations facing restrictions on their work, drawing on concrete examples from Africa and the Americas. This year’s conference centered on the theme “Creative Resistance – Artivism, Technology and the Right to Dissent,” bringing together scholars, activists,... read more


