Gender-based violence, or threats, abuse, or harm to a person on the basis of sex and/or gender, is a pervasive problem throughout the world – but there are many ways to combat it. At an event co-hosted by the New York State Bar Association and the Milan Bar Association, international experts delved into the difficulties […]

Can a human rights defender, an academic or a lawyer demanding national reforms be treated “as if” he or she was a terrorist? The case of 84 dissidents to the United Arab Emirates Government indicates that this shocking reality may be materializing soon, with the imminent risk of convictions to irremediable penalties like life-imprisonment or […]

Format: In-PersonProgram Fee:Free for Members & Non-Lawyers | $15 for Non-Member LawyersNon-Lawyers please call Customer Relations at 212-382-6663 to register.Description:April 7 marks the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. April has also been designated as Genocide Awareness Month. Please join us as we reflect on the 30th Anniversary […]

Program Fee: Free for Members | $15 Non-MembersDescription:This program will serve as an interactive, immersive discourse and educate participants to be aware of the dangers of intolerance, racism and to be an advocate for global peace and equality for all.  Reports and information will be shared from scholars, in the fields of antisemitism, foreign policy and […]

Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, an International Human Rights Attorney, and the Co-Chair of the United Nations Committee of the City Bar, visited the Resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson last June 2023. She was accompanied by the Director of the JCUN, Rabbi Shneor Zalmen Halperin. During the visit she lit a candle with the Director in […]

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been members of NATO since 2004, and Finland joined it just last year. Is NATO a benefit for investors when they consider investing abroad? Do businesses give a priority to NATO countries when expanding their businesses abroad? Join us at this discussion and get up-to-the-minute, first-person viewpoints from the highest-ranking diplomats from Finland and the Baltic […]

Playwright Sophia Murashkovsky Romma is also an international human rights attorney and her plays often sound off against antisemetism. She organized and led a lunchtime panel April 19 at NY Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, featuring experts, Holocaust survivors and advocates who battle Holocaust Denial. Recent reports of the New York City Bar Association […]