Vance Center Co-Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor, right, and Centro Mexicano Pro Bono founder Ivette Montero during the keynote panel “Global Trends in Pro Bono,” at the Centro Mexicano Pro Bono’s annual event in Mexico City, April 28, 2026. Photo credit: Centro Mexicano Pro Bono On April 28, the Vance Center participated in “Pro Bono Convening 2026: Challenges, Vision, and Action to Strengthen the Third Sector in Mexico,” organized by Mexican clearinghouse and Pro Bono Network of the Americas member Centro Mexicano Pro Bono. This year’s edition of the annual gathering brought together lawyers representing companies, pro bono clearinghouses, and... read more
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Vance Center Participates in IACHR’s 195th Sessions and Side Events in Guatemala
Posted on March 23, 2026Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor with representatives of judges’ associations and other civil society representatives at the 195th Period of Sessions of the IACHR in Guatemala City, March 9, 2026. Photo credit: Asociación Mexicana de Juzgadoras IACHR Hearings Civil Society Dialogue On March 9, the Commission held a 90-minute session to hear from a wide range of civil society organizations across the region on diverse thematic concerns. This was the first time the IACHR has hosted an open dialogue spanning multiple countries, issues, and themes, and offered an opportunity for a diverse range of speakers to present... read more
Vance Center Files Human Rights Petition to IACHR on Behalf of Mexican Supreme Court Justice Candidate
Posted on February 17, 2026New York, February 17, 2026 – A former candidate for Mexico’s highest court last week filed a petition documenting violations of international human rights resulting from the recent process to elect new judges in Mexico. The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, a nonprofit program of the New York City Bar Association, filed the petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in representation of Ricardo Alfredo Sodi Cuéllar, a retired state chief judge and former candidate for Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice, the country’s highest federal court. The petition, filed on February 13, states that the recent process to elect new judges in Mexico violated Sodi’s political rights and, more broadly, failed to guarantee key elements of electoral... read more
Mexican Federal Judges File Human Rights Petition to IACHR on Recent Judicial Reform: Vance Center Files on Judges’ Behalf
Posted on May 6, 2025New York, May 6, 2025 – Fourteen current and former Mexican federal judges last week filed a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights documenting violations of international human rights resulting from Mexico’s recent judicial reform. The petition states that the judges were “directly affected” by the judicial reform and urges the Commission to respond to the allegations and take action to protect fundamental rights and issue reparations for individuals impacted by the reforms. The reform, which went into effect in September 2024, violates principles of judicial independence and equality and non-discrimination, particularly impacting the participation of women in... read more
El Vance Center presenta petición por violación a derechos humanos ante la CIDH en representación de candidato a Ministro de la Suprema Corte de México
Posted on February 17, 2026Nueva York, 17 de febrero de 2026 – Un excandidato al máximo tribunal de México presentó la semana pasada una petición que documenta violaciones a derechos humanos reconocidos en tratados internacionales derivadas del reciente proceso de elección de nuevos jueces en México. El Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, programa sin fines de lucro de la New York City Bar Association, presentó la petición ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en representación de Ricardo Alfredo Sodi Cuéllar, magistrado presidente estatal en retiro y excandidato a Ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, el máximo tribunal federal del país. La petición, presentada... read more
En nombre de personas juzgadoras, el Vance Center presenta petición a la CIDH sobre violaciones de los derechos humanos por la Reforma Judicial de México
Posted on May 6, 2025Nueva York, 6 de mayo de 2025 – Catorce personas, que se desempeñaban o siguen desempeñando como juzgadoras del Poder Judicial de la Federación de México, presentaron la semana pasada una petición ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos que documenta varias violaciones de derechos humanos resultantes de la reciente reforma judicial en México. La petición afirma que las personas peticionarias fueron “directamente afectadas” por la reforma judicial e insta a la Comisión a responder a las denuncias y tomar medidas para proteger los derechos humanos y emitir reparaciones para las personas afectadas. La reforma, que fue implementada a partir... read more