Judith Scully, Diversity Book Club, Stetson Law School, June 2020

Judith Scully, Participated in the Diversity Book Club discussion, Stetson Law School, June 2020

Luz Nagle, Provided key input to the IBA’s draft submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, in response to the call for submissions on the criminalization and prosecution of rape in the UK and Ireland, International Bar Association Subcommittee on Violence against Women, May 2020

Luz Nagle, Appointed to the Advisory Board of the Poverty and Social Development and IBA Council Liaison, International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, May 2020

Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, conducted fiscal oversight and approval of the IBAHRI Geneva Office’s Interim Report. The ongoing grant covers costs of the IBAHRI UN program, including the cost for maintaining a consultant based in Geneva, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, April 2020

Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and approved the New Generation of Human Rights Lawyers in Tajikistan Interim Report. The goal of the grant is to develop a strong and independent legal profession in Tajikistan, and the expansion of IBAHRI activities from Azerbaijan to Central Asia, with a focus on supporting and mentoring Tajik law students and young lawyers, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, April 2020

Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and commented on 14 reports submitted by two HRI Trust Interns.Intern A worked on a variety of international criminal law, international human rights law, and foreign law projects in collaboration with the Europe and Central Asia program lawyer, MENA program lawyer, and Director of the IBAHRI. Intern B researched facts and legal issues of the UK Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources PLC and another v Lungowe and others. The work tackled parent company liability for human rights violations. B also worked on numerous intervention letters, open letters, press releases, on the following issues: attacks against the legal profession and the ongoing protests against the government of President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan; the attack on protestors and the rule of law in Zimbabwe; the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria; moratorium on the death penalty in California; and the detention of human rights lawyers in China, Iran, and Turkey, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, April 2020

Paul Boudreaux, Gave the opening presentation, “Species … in Law,” at the International Wildlife Law Conference, International Wildlife Law Conference, April 2020

Luz Nagle, As a member of the ABA ROLI and Latin America and Caribbean Initiative Council, between February and April 2020, reviewed CVs and interviewed several candidates for the LAC Regional Director position at ABA-ROLI, ABA Rule of Law Initiative and Latin America and Caribbean Initiative Council, April 2020

Luz Nagle, As co-chair of the IBA Subcommittee on Violence against Women, participated in several conference calls during March and April with my co-chair and feature reporters in the IBA media office regarding IBA coverage of domestic violence issues triggered by COVID-19 and the global lock-down, IBA Subcommittee on Violence against Women, April 2020