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
Service Activities
Luz Nagle, As a member of the ABA Latin America and the Caribbean Council, I reviewed several CVs and participated in 4 interviews to pick the LAC Staff Director, ABA Latin America and the Caribbean Council, March 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, conducted fiscal oversight and review of the IBAHRI Trust ICC Internship Programme Funding Recipients April 2019 – March 2020 Final Report. The Trust granted the IBAHRI ICC Programme €15,000 to fund its interns between April 2019 and March 2020. The interns receive financial assistance for 5-6 months. Interns support the IBA ICC Programme in monitoring and promoting fair trial standards and the rule of law at the International Criminal Court (ICC), IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, March 2020
Luz Nagle, As a US State Department legal expert, hosted a group of Afghan judges and prosecutors to Stetson where they attended my international law class, engaged with students, and discussed ways to improve investigation and prosecution of corruption cases, strengthen asset confiscation, and increase transparency and internal controls within the justice system to eliminate undue influence, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, USA, March 2020
Timothy Kaye, Completely re-built the website of the Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law, Stetson University College of Law, March 2020
https://www2.stetson.edu/advocacy-journal/
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, participated in drafting the Final Report on the Investigation into the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The IBAHRI Director acted as legal expert and adviser for the UN Rapporteur on extrajudicial killing to do a preliminary investigation), IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and made recommendations on the Sudan Fact-Finding Mission Interim Report. The purpose of the project was to increase the protection of the rights of lawyers in Sudan through (1) conducting a fact-finding mission to gather information on rule of law concerns, particularly reported cases of arrest of lawyers, and to assess the ability of lawyers to exercise freely the right to freedom of expression, beliefs, association, and assembly, as well as (2) writing a fact-finding mission report with recommendations for ensuring the independence of the legal profession and respect for the rule of law in Sudan, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed funding project on Lawyers at Risk, and the Role of Bar Associations Interim Report. The first of these projects aimed to support the Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers in the development of his report on the role of bar associations in protecting lawyers; as well as to develop the lawyers at risk toolkit. The Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk can be accessed on the IBAHRI website here: https://www.ibanet.org/Human_Rights_Institute/Toolkit-on-Lawyers-at-Risk-project.aspx). The Toolkit is currently being translated into Russian, as the IBAHRI plans to launch the training for lawyers based on the Toolkit in Central Asia later this year, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and approved Engaging with the UN on the Role of Lawyers at the Peaceful Protests Interim Report. IBAHRI held various activities to engage with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of freedom to peaceful assembly and of association, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020