IBA Appeal for the Reconstruction of the Haitian Judiciary
Dear colleagues,
We have all shared in the sense of shock and sadness at the vast human tragedy which continues to unfold in Haiti. We are writing to advise what the International Bar Association is doing in response, and to seek your help.
Like many of you, we wanted to contribute as soon as possible to the relief efforts, and with the Management Board’s encouragement and approval, a donation of £10,000 has already been sent to the Disasters Emergency Committee. We want also, however, to look beyond this initial period, to the task of rebuilding the judicial infrastructure of the country, which is certain to have suffered a shattering loss of people, as well as of facilities of every kind.
The IBA has a strong track record of helping to build judicial infrastructures in developing countries, which makes us confident in offering to play a role in the reconstruction of Haiti. In precisely which ways the Association can best contribute to this, and exactly when, are questions which of course it is still too early to answer. However, an essential part of how we answer these questions will be to assess the amount of resources we can bring to the task. For this purpose we are seeking your donations – individually, from your firm, your corporation or your bar – to an IBA Appeal for the Reconstruction of the Haitian Judiciary, which we are launching today.
Donations should be given to the IBA Human Rights Institute Charitable Trust, a charity registered in the UK. You can donate by credit card or by bank transfer sent to: IBA HRI Charitable Trust, BIC/Swift Code: NWBKGB2L, IBAN: GB65NWBK 56000320712146, or by bank draft or cheque sent to Haiti Appeal, Accounts Dept, International Bar Association, 1 Stephen Street, London W1T 1AT, United Kingdom. If you wish to make a financial donation via another method, please contact haitiappeal@int-bar.org.
Please think what you can do to contribute to this urgent and essential work, so that we can ensure a response of which the legal profession can be proud.
With kind regards,
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| Fernando Pelàez-Pier, President |
Mark Ellis, Executive Director |
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