Project Updates
Human Rights Commission Urged to Escalate Pressure on Nicaragua
(NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 2, 2018) The total intransigence of the Ortega regime in Nicaragua to halt its gross human rights violations requires urgent action by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. That was the message given to the [...]
Anti-Corruption and Asset Tracing Training Program, Zimbabwe
The Investigating Economic Crimes program (September 25 -27 2018), was organized in a collaboration between ISLP and the Law Society of Zimbabwe, that focused on Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, and Asset Tracing Training. The training covered a broad range of [...]
Commercial Law Training Program Underway- Harare, Zimbabwe
ISLP volunteers joined local partner the Law Society of Zimbabwe to run a well-attended training focused on focus on contract drafting and capital markets law. Our volunteers who conducted the training included Craig White (Partner at Hahn Loeser), Deon Govender [...]
Oil and Gas Transaction Training at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya
On 27th and 28th June 2018, ISLP (in partnership with the Strathmore Extractives Industry Centre) held a training on "Fundamental Considerations of Oil & Gas Transactions" at Strathmore University, Nairobi. The two-day interactive workshop introduced participants to the fundamental [...]
ISLP Joins Gambian National Strategy on Transitional Justice
In 2018, our in-country legal fellow Toochi Ngwangwa, joined the the National Strategy on Transitional Justice (NSTJ), an initiative jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Justice and the UNDP in The Gambia. They visited areas outside of Banjul, in [...]
Legislative Drafting Assistance for Guyana’s Single Window Operations Bill
In 2018, Guyana was seeking to prepare its economy for an influx of capital when oil production commenced. In order to do this, Guyana needed to update its legislation to allow for e-commerce to make it easier for companies [...]