United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Diego García Sayán recognized the Vance Center’s research on the protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free exercise of the legal profession in his report to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Vance Center, along with Shearman & Sterling, supported the Special Rapporteur’s research on the international standards for the protection of lawyers and organized a regional consultation with lawyers from Latin America.