Yazmina Batista

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

For over 30 years, and through our work in more than 100 countries, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and our partners have sought to strengthen legal institutions, support legal professionals, foster respect for human rights, and advance public understanding of the law and citizen rights. In collaboration with government agencies, the judiciary, lawyers, bar associations, parliaments, and civil society, we design programs that are responsive to local needs and that prioritize sustainable solutions to pressing rule of law challenges. The ABA established the program in 2007 to consolidate its five overseas rule of law programs, including the Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI), which it created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, ABA ROLI implements legal reform programs in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. The ABA Rule of Law Initiative has more than 400 professional staff working in the United States and abroad, including a cadre of short- and long-term expatriate volunteers who, since the program's inception, have contributed more than $200 million in pro bono technical legal assistance. Learn more about our work today! https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/rule_of_law.html Check out our blog: https://abaruleoflaw.blogspot.com/