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

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

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

Worked on revision of the the IBA Draft Climate Crisis Statement and added two key points: The IBA encourages lawyers to engage with current and future legislative efforts to address the climate crisis and consider by, “Supporting proactive laws and policies to address future risk to vulnerable and potentially vulnerable populations.” The IBA recommends bar associations, law societies and similar bodies around the world to consider, “Engaging law schools on training the next generation of lawyers on advocacy, representation, lobbying, and legislating on ways to mitigate climate change and provide for adaptation to its effects in a manner that respects human rights.”, International Bar Association Committee on Poverty, February 2020

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

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