A special New Year’s message of gratitude from Freshta, a teacher from Afghanistan.
“When Law Fails Women” IANGEL Board Member Publishes Article on Parallel Justice Systems in Pakistan



A special New Year’s message of gratitude from Freshta, a teacher from Afghanistan.

As 2020 comes to an end, we’re looking back at our greatest successes, new initiatives and the partners and collaborators who have made it all possible.

As 2019 comes to a close, we’ve taken the time to review our past year’s successes, new initiatives and the partners and collaborators who have made it all possible.

It is a great honor to announce that Ms. Bennoune has cited IANGEL’s paper, Women, Cultural Rights, and Public Spaces, in her report to the UN General Assembly. In her report, Ms. Bennoune addresses public spaces in the context of cultural rights, the international legal framework supporting cultural rights through public spaces, and offers a “cultural rights checklist” for policymakers regarding public spaces.

On October 30th, IANGEL produced an attorney training specifically focused on California’s vacatur law for survivors of human trafficking. About 25 attorneys were trained on the basics of human trafficking, trauma-informed representation of survivors, and criminal records clearance.