2025-11-17T19:02:06-06:00 2024-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2024-01-01 134193728 THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FOUNDATION LTD INTE 2126081188 315 WEST 39TH STREET 511 NEW YORK NY 10018 JENNIFER SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2126081188 2025-11-17 1 1 MELISSA MODELSON P01603524 9143818900 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JENNIFER SMITH 315 WEST 39TH STREET 511 NEW YORK NY 10018 2852350 0 X WWW.THEILF.ORG X 2001 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 8 8 8 167 0 0 2333879 2844999 0 2400 53 41 1126 4910 2335058 2852350 14661 356041 0 0 1431683 1263824 0 0 82254 892025 1227192 2338369 2847057 -3311 5293 1275580 1257240 483439 459806 792141 797434 X THE ILF'S MISSION IS TO MAKE JUSTICE A REALITY FOR POOR PEOPLE BY FIGHTING TO GUARANTEE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR EVERYONE ARRESTED OR DETAINED. AROUND THE WORLD, WE PROVIDE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE LEGAL AID INSTITUTIONS. 0 0 1761939 343351 2400 DIRECT SERVICE - AFGHANISTAN, WEST BANK, TUNISIA, AND MYANMAR: SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2024, THE ILF DEFENDED, OR SUPPORTED THE DEFENSE OF THOUSANDS OF POOR AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, SECURING LIFE-CHANGING OUTCOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS WHILE ADVANCING SYSTEMIC REFORMS THAT HAVE STRENGTHENED THE RULE OF LAW. DESPITE WORKING IN COMPLEX AND OFTEN CONFLICT-AFFECTED ENVIRONMENTS, ILF LAWYERS ENSURED THAT INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED OR DETAINED ESPECIALLY WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS HAD ACCESS TO JUSTICE.IN MYANMAR, ILF LAWYERS ACHIEVED NOTABLE SUCCESSES DESPITE THE CHALLENGING LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. IN 2024, THE ILF PROVIDED REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS IN MORE THAN 600 CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ILF'S SPECIALIZED GENDER JUSTICE UNIT, SUPPORTED BY UN WOMEN, REPRESENTED 145 CASES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, SUCCESSFULLY SECURING PRETRIAL RELEASE IN CASES WHERE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES OFTEN BAR WOMEN FROM OBTAINING BAIL. THE PRETRIAL RELEASE SUCCESSES ARE REMARKABLE AS IN PRACTICE, COURTS IN MYANMAR ONLY AGREE TO RELEASE PEOPLE ON MINOR OFFENSES AFTER THEY CAN FURNISH TWO GUARANTORS AND PROPERTY DOCUMENTS. THIS UNJUST PRACTICE PARTICULARLY IMPACTS WOMEN WHO LACK THE MEANS TO OWN PROPERTY AND WHO DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO CAN BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR APPEARANCE IN COURT. IN TWO CASES, WHERE THE ILF'S FEMALE CLIENTS COULD NOT PRESENT PROPERTY DOCUMENTS OR GUARANTORS, THE ILF LAWYER ZEALOUSLY ARGUED TO RELEASE THE WOMEN USING A PROVISION OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE THAT DIRECTS WOMEN'S RELEASE ON BAIL. SHE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED THEIR PRE-TRIAL RELEASE AND DEMONSTRATED THE IMPACT OF TAKING A GENDER-SENSITIVE APPROACH. ALSO IN 2024, THE JUVENILE JUSTICE UNIT, SUPPORTED BY UNICEF, REPRESENTED 126 CASES OF CHILDREN AND SECURED A NUMBER OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES. IN ONE NOTABLE CASE, A 16-YEAR-OLD CLIENT ACCUSED OF THEFT HAD BEEN DETAINED IN POLICE LOCKUP FOR FOUR MONTHS WITHOUT A LAWYER BEFORE THE ILF FOUND HER. ALTHOUGH THE GIRL DID NOT HAVE FAMILY LOCALLY, THE ILF LAWYER SECURED HER RELEASE ON PROBATION UNDER THE CARE OF A NEIGHBOR, WHO ACTS AS HER GUARDIAN. AMID ESCALATING CONFLICT IN THE RAKHINE REGION, THE ILF LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATORY ARREST OF THE ROHINGYA POPULATION IN MYANMAR. FROM 2022 THOUGH 2024, THE ILF REPRESENTED MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS OF THE ROHINGYA COMMUNITY, IN MANY CASES SECURING THEIR RELEASE AND SUPPORTING THEIR SAFE REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE ARRESTS OF ROHINGYA, WHICH IS COMMONLY DUE TO LACK OF IDENTITY DOCUMENTS, THE ILF IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNHCR ALSO PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE CIVIL DOCUMENTATION PROCESS TO 205 INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN MYANMAR AND SECURED DOCUMENTS FOR 27 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ILF PURSUED STRATEGIC LITIGATION BEFORE THE UNION SUPREME COURT, CHALLENGING DOUBLE JEOPARDY AND VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN OUTREACH TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHT TO COUNSEL. IN TUNISIA, THE ILF REPRESENTED 215 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN 2024. NOTABLY, THE ILF EXPANDED OUR MODEL OF HOLISTIC LEGAL AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SUPPORT FROM UNICEF. SINCE THEIR ESTABLISHMENT IN 2023, THE ILF'S SPECIALIZED JUVENILE LEGAL AID OFFICES HAVE BENEFITED OVER 500 CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW. IN ONE REGION OF TUNISIA WHERE THE USE OF DIVERSION IN JUVENILE CASES WAS PREVIOUSLY NONEXISTENT AND CHILDREN WERE ROUTINELY DETAINED PRETRIAL, TODAY MORE THAN 60% OF THE CHILDREN REPRESENTED BY THE ILF ARE DIVERTED FROM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE ILF'S HOLISTIC DEFENSE PRACTICE AND THE ADDITION OF ON-STAFF SOCIAL WORKERS IN 2024, THE ILF ALSO HELPED CLIENTS ACCESS PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. IN ONE CASE, THE ILF REPRESENTED A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO HAD BEEN ABANDONED BY HIS FAMILY, STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION, AND WAS DETAINED ON SERIOUS CHARGES. THROUGH PERSISTENT ADVOCACY, THE ILF SECURED HIS RELEASE FROM DETENTION, ARRANGED TREATMENT AT A SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION CENTER, AND PERSUADED HIS FATHER TO RETURN FROM ABROAD TO SUPPORT HIS CARE. THE CASE WAS RESOLVED THROUGH MEDIATION, AND THE ILF CONNECTED THE BOY WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING THAT ALIGNED WITH HIS INTERESTS DEMONSTRATING HOW THE ILF'S HOLISTIC JUVENILE DEFENSE PRACTICE DIVERTS CHILDREN FROM INCARCERATION AND HELPS THEM BUILD STABLE FUTURES. THE ILF HAS ALSO TRAINED HUNDREDS OF LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON DEFENSE STRATEGIES TO OBTAIN ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED PLACEMENTS FOR CLIENTS. IN ADDITION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE, THE ILF BEGAN PREPARING FOR IMPACT LITIGATION IN GENDER DISCRIMINATION CASES, AIMING TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS AGAINST BIAS IN THE COURTS AND SET IMPORTANT PRECEDENTS FOR ADVANCING EQUALITY IN TUNISIA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM.IN PALESTINE, THE ILF PROVIDED REPRESENTATION TO 877 PEOPLE ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES IN THE WEST BANK COURTS IN 2024, MOSTLY CHILDREN. THE ILF SECURED PRETRIAL RELEASE FOR OUR CLIENTS IN 86.1% OF CASES, AND IN 91.5% OF CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN. THROUGH THE DUTY LAWYER PROGRAMS WE ESTABLISHED IN COURTS AND PROSECUTION OFFICES, THE ILF REACHED CLIENTS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF ARREST IN 61.4% OF CASES, ENSURING EARLY, EFFECTIVE DEFENSE. IN EVERY CASE THE ILF REPRESENTED TO CONCLUSION, THE ILF ACHIEVED A POSITIVE OUTCOME WHETHER ACQUITTALS, DISMISSALS, DIVERSION OR REDUCED NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES WITH DIVERSION SECURED IN 70% OF CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN. BEYOND THE COURTROOM, THE ILF ADVANCED HOLISTIC LEGAL AID BY MAKING 121 PSYCHOSOCIAL REFERRALS AND PROVIDING SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT, HELPING TO ADDRESS THE BROADER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH COMBINING SKILLED DEFENSE WITH TAILORED SOCIAL SUPPORT HAS PROVEN CRITICAL TO SAFEGUARDING RIGHTS AND SECURING JUST, LIFE-CHANGING OUTCOMES. THE ILF ALSO ACHIEVED MAJOR LEGAL VICTORIES ADVANCING DUE PROCESS, INCLUDING PERSUADING A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE TO GUARANTEE THAT ALL CHILDREN WILL NOW HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS TO COUNSEL AT DETENTION HEARINGS. THE ILF TEAM ALSO LITIGATED CASES BEFORE THE APPEALS COURTS CHALLENGING COERCED STATEMENTS, EVIDENCE INTRODUCED WITHOUT NOTICE, AND TRIAL DELAYS STRENGTHENING FAIR TRIAL STANDARDS. THE ILF ADDITIONALLY SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL AID AND SUPPORT REFORM OF THE LEGAL AID SYSTEM.ALSO IN 2024, IN KENYA AND TUNISIA, THE ILF ADVANCED A LANDMARK TWO-COUNTRY PROJECT TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL AID SERVICES PROVIDED FORM THE EARLIEST MOMENTS AFTER ARREST USING A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. IN 2024, THE ILF TRAINED SIXTEEN OF LAWYERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ON HOLISTIC DEFENSE, LAUNCHED STUDY ENROLLMENT IN KENYA WITH 480 PARTICIPANTS AS OF DECEMBER 2024, AND WORKED WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL LEGAL AID SYSTEMS. JUST A FEW MONTHS INTO THE STUDY, PRELIMINARY RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF QUALITY LEGAL AID. AMONG CLIENTS WITH PENDING CASES, 75% WERE RELEASED RATHER THAN HELD IN PRETRIAL DETENTION. IN ADDITION, 20% OF CASES WERE WITHDRAWN OR DISMISSED BY PROSECUTORS OR MAGISTRATES BEFORE TRIAL, OFTEN DUE TO INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OR RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES. CASE PROCESSING HAS ALSO SHOWN DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT: FOR PEOPLE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, THE MEDIAN TIME FROM ARRAIGNMENT TO RESOLUTION WAS JUST OVER 1 MONTH. COMPLEMENTING THE LEGAL IMPACT, 119 CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED TAILORED SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT THAT ADDRESSED THE DEEPER ISSUES DRIVING THEIR CASES. TOGETHER, THESE FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT HOW TIMELY AND SKILLED LEGAL AID NOT ONLY REDUCES UNNECESSARY DETENTION BUT ALSO ACCELERATES JUSTICE AND DELIVERS FAIRER OUTCOMES FOR CLIENTS. 245858 12690 0 ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE - GLOBAL: SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ILF PROVIDES IN-DEPTH MENTORING, TRAINING, INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LEGAL AID PROVIDERS, JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN ALL THE COUNTRIES WHERE WE WORK. THROUGHOUT 2024, THE ILF CONTINUED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL LAWYERS TO ENGAGE IN IMPACT LITIGATION THAT CURBS UNLAWFUL AND ARBITRARY ACTIONS OF AUTHORITIES WHILE PIONEERING A HOLISTIC MODEL OF LEGAL AID WITH IN-HOUSE SOCIAL WORKERS. THIS WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY DAY-TO-DAY, CASE-BY-CASE MENTORING BY 19 INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS WHO PROVIDED 3,709.5 HOURS OF MENTORING. THIS INNOVATIVE PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE HAS TRANSFORMED LOCAL DEFENSE TEAMS FROM PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PROACTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF THEIR CLIENTS. IN ADDITION TO THIS WORK, THE ILF HAS CONTINUED TO SHARE EXPERTISE AND ADVANCE JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND LEGAL AID PROVIDERS AROUND THE WORLD. IN DECEMBER 2024, THE ILF CONCLUDED A PROJECT WITH THE GEORGIA LEGAL AID SERVICE (LAS) INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF LEGAL AID SERVICES. THE PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF SPECIALIZED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR LAS LAWYERS AND DEVELOPING A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR EVALUATION AND TRAINING OF LAS LAWYERS. A KEY OUTPUT WAS THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAS ADOPTION OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, BASED ON THE ILF'S 10 MODEL PRACTICE PRINCIPLES FOR LEGAL AID LAWYERS. THE ILF THEN WORKED WITH LAS TO DEVELOP A QUALITY ASSURANCE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE. THIS TOOL IS INTENDED TO BE USED BY SUPERVISORS TO ASSESS LAWYER PERFORMANCE BASED ON ESTABLISHED STANDARDS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT THE ILF PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS, PROVIDED OVER 300 HOURS OF INTENSIVE, CASE-BASED MENTORING TO 89 LAS LAWYERS ON 131 CASES ACROSS THE FOLLOWING 10 LAS BUREAUS: TBILISI, RUSTAVI, MTSKHETA, GORI, TELAVI, KUTAISI, BATUMI, ZESTAPONI, OZURGETI, AND THE BUREAU FOR SPECIALIZED CASES IN TBILISI. THE MENTORING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED TWO REGIONAL BUREAUS, ONE IN THE EAST AND ONE IN THE WEST. THESE BUREAUS SERVED AS HUBS FOR MENTORING ACTIVITIES, ENSURING THAT NEW LAWYERS RECEIVE ONGOING MENTORING IN THEIR CASES, AND THAT MORE SENIOR LAWYERS RECEIVE MENTORING ON ISSUES THAT ARE NEW OR COMPLEX. ALL OF THIS WORK HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT THE ILF WAS ABLE TO DOCUMENT QUALITATIVELY AND QUANTITIVELY. OF PARTICULAR NOTE, LAS REPORTED A 60% IMPROVEMENT IN NEW LAWYERS' PERFORMANCE, WITH ATTORNEYS NOW REGULARLY MEETING CLIENTS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF APPOINTMENT AN IMPORTANT NEW PERFORMANCE STANDARD INTRODUCED.IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, THE ILF COMPLETED A SURVEY OF ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH DETAINED AT THE YOUTH TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTER, PRODUCING DATA TO GUIDE REFORMS AND EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL AID SERVICES AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW. THE ILF ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED ARTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (COSTAATT) TO LAUNCH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUTH, SUPPORTING A PILOT PRISON-TO-COLLEGE PIPELINE INITIATIVE WITH INCARCERATION NATIONS NETWORK.IN UZBEKISTAN, THE ILF WAS CONTRACTED BY UNDP TO LEAD A TRAINING FOR LEGAL AID LAWYERS ON DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ROOTED IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND BEST PRACTICES. THE TRAINING PRODUCED A DRAFT SET OF STANDARDS TO STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF LEGAL AID IN CRIMINAL CASES.IN TAJIKISTAN, THE ILF DESIGNED AND DELIVERED TWO INTENSIVE FOUR-DAY TRAININGS FOR 40 LEGAL AID LAWYERS UNDER A UNDP INITIATIVE, FOCUSING ON CORE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SKILLS, RIGHTS PROTECTIONS, AND STRATEGIES TO CHALLENGE PROSECUTORIAL OVERREACH. THE TRAINING WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY THE UNION OF ADVOCATES AND UNDP, SPARKING MOMENTUM FOR BROADER REFORM AND FUTURE COLLABORATION.IN NEPAL, THE ILF WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNER, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SOCIETY (PDS) OF NEPAL, TO ENSURE THE REPRESENTATION OF POOR AND VULNERABLE ACCUSED AND TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE ILF ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WITH PDS-NEPAL TO IDENTIFY THE LAWS THAT ARE MOST FREQUENTLY USED TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST POOR AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO BEGIN BUILDING A STRATEGIC LITIGATION PLAN THAT WOULD CHALLENGE THESE UNJUST LAWS. 202861 0 ADVOCACY - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL: SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2024, THE ILF ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT TO LEGAL AID FOR PEOPLE ARRESTED OR DETAINED AND ADVANCE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL. TO ADDRESS THE BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO LEGAL AID IDENTIFIED LAST YEAR IN RESEARCH THE ILF CONDUCTED WITH PRO BONO SUPPORT FROM WHITE & CASE AND AMAZON, THE ILF WORKED WITH THESE PRO BONO PARTNERS TO DRAFT A FORTHCOMING TOOLKIT THAT WILL HELP GOVERNMENTS REFORM LAWS AND POLICIES THAT RESTRICT ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGAL AID. THIS RESOURCE WILL PROVIDE PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON HOW COUNTRIES CAN DRAFT LAWS, DEVELOP POLICIES AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE GUARANTEED ACCESS TO LEGAL AID IF THEY CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER, IN LINE WITH THE UN PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES ON ACCESS TO LEGAL AID IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE JURISDICTIONS RESEARCHED BY WHITE & CASE AND AMAZON. IT IS EXPECTED THAT DECISION MAKERS AROUND THE WORLD WILL REFER TO THIS TOOLKIT WHEN WRITING OR REFORMING THEIR LEGAL AID LAWS, ADVOCATING NEW POLICIES, AND DETERMINING HOW BEST TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE LEGAL AID IN PRACTICE.THE ILF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EVENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT TO LEGAL AID AND EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE LAW REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF GLOBAL JUSTICE CONVERSATIONS. IN MAY, THE ILF TOOK PART IN THE 33RD SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CCPCJ), CO-HOSTING A SIDE EVENT WITH MEMBER STATES AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS ON ADVANCING REFORMS TO ELIMINATE COURT-IMPOSED FINES AND FEES THAT CRIMINALIZE POVERTY. IN NOVEMBER, THE ILF CONVENED A NEW YORK ROUNDTABLE WITH KONRAD ADENAUER-STIFTUNG (KAS) TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AROUND THE UN EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN BRAZIL IN DECEMBER. FINALLY, THE ILF PARTICIPATED IN A UNODC LEGAL AID CONFERENCE IN VIENNA, SHARING ILF'S RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF QUALITY LEGAL AID IN KENYA TO REINFORCE THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID SERVICES. IN NOVEMBER, THE ILF AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE CAMPAIGN TO DECRIMINALIZE POVERTY AND STATUS CONVENED 26 GLOBAL EXPERTS IN RIO DE JANEIRO TO DRAFT THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES ON ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. AMONG OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, THESE DRAFT PRINCIPLES EMPHASIZE THE RIGHT TO LEGAL AID AND THE ROLE OF DEFENSE LAWYERS IN CHALLENGING BIAS AND WILL SERVE AS A ROADMAP TOWARD ESTABLISHING MORE EQUITABLE JUSTICE SYSTEMS FOR POLICYMAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ILF ALSO PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE UN EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL, HOSTED IN BRAZIL IN DECEMBER. FOLLOWING SUSTAINED ILF ADVOCACY, THE MEETING ORGANIZERS PLACED DISCRIMINATION AT THE CENTER OF THE MEETING AGENDA, AND THE ILF'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NOMINATED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCED THE OUTCOME DOCUMENT TO INCLUDE CALLS FOR REMOVING BARRIERS TO LEGAL AID AND TAKING OTHER STEPS TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUCH AS REPEALING AND REFORMS DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND PRACTICES. 2210658 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 0 8 1 0 1 AF NP TS BM OC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X JENNIFER SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2126081188 315 WEST 39TH STREET ROOM 511 NEW YORK NY 10018 ROBERT QUAINTANCE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK JONES VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KLEINE-AHLBRANDT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERNEST DUNCAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLAS LAINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDGE DUNSTAN MLAMBO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIBYLLE OSTEN-VAA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SHAEFFER BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X 180000 0 7200 180000 0 7200 1 0 1 0 0 1943522 901477 2844999 CONTRACT SERVICES 900099 2400 2400 2400 41 41 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 4910 4910 4910 2852350 2400 0 4951 133705 133705 222336 222336 187200 59280 73482 54438 961995 783389 163144 15462 5988 4391 1233 364 49289 36142 10149 2998 59352 43521 12221 3610 275094 239586 35508 59389 1400 57989 264640 264640 101261 55016 42081 4164 45570 45570 186186 74996 111190 187007 184550 2457 26094 16674 9420 17715 14615 2214 886 BAD DEBT 29189 29189 EQUIPMENT 25965 24349 1284 332 CURRENCY TRANSLATION LO 6498 6498 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 1728 1728 856 856 2847057 2210658 554145 82254 251733 140572 328016 92847 465398 862157 30000 11708 14472 47394 157438 157438 0 0 185961 102562 1275580 1257240 247335 286240 236104 173566 483439 459806 X 421469 427916 370672 369518 792141 797434 1275580 1257240 5293 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2802881 3763456 2761313 2334113 2840999 14502762 2802881 3763456 2761313 2334113 2840999 14502762 973958 13528804 77 24 53 41 195 9228 3522 1431 1126 4910 20217 14523174 311103 0.93150 0.91940 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,324. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 585. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 623. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,126. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 4,910. AWARDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,904. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 808. INSURANCE PROCEEDS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,943. FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 994. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 55375 55375 0 102063 102063 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 16031 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 86531 102562 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 83140 LEASE LIABILITY 90426 173566 X 4970245 2115397 6498 2121895 2848350 4000 4000 2852350 4951956 2115397 2115397 2836559 10498 10498 2847057 PART X, LINE 2: THE ILF RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ILF HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ILF IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2021. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS 6,498. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS GRANT EXPENSE TO PART IX, LINE 3 4,000. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS 6,498. RECLASS GRANT EXPENSE TO PART IX, LINE 3 4,000. 1 SOUTH ASIA 1 11 PROGRAM SERVICES LEGAL DEFENSE, CRIMINAL DEFENSE 195250 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 9 44 PROGRAM SERVICES LEGAL DEFENSE, CRIMINAL DEFENSE 708773 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 4 42 PROGRAM SERVICES LEGAL DEFENSE, CRIMINAL DEFENSE 263674 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 13690 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 208646 14 97 0 0 14 97 1390033 0 1390033 SOUTH ASIA PROVIDE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES 12690 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROVIDE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES 208646 WIRE TRANSFER 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: IN CONNECTION WITH THE SPIN-OFF OF ILF'S PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM IN NEPAL, THE ILF ENTERED INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SOCIETY OF NEPAL (PDS-NEPAL) IN 2018 UNDER WHICH IT AGREES TO SUPPORT PDS-NEPAL WITH FUNDRAISING AND TRANSFER FUNDS INTO PDS-NEPAL'S BANK ACCOUNT AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE ILF MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES. 1 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE 1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 042103580 501(C)(3) 133705 0 STUDY TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF EARLY ACCESS TO QUALITY LEGAL AID ON REDUCING UNNECESSARY AND PROLONGED PRETRIAL DETENTION 1 PART I, LINE 2: SUBRECIPIENT SHALL SUBMIT PROGRAM REPORTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS NO LATER THAN THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THE PROGRAM REPORTING SCHEDULE. EACH PROGRAM REPORT SHALL DESCRIBE IN DETAIL AND EVALUATE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE. PROGRAM REPORTS MUST COMMUNICATE, WHEN APPLICABLE, PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AS INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK IN A MEASURABLE WAY, REFERENCING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, INDICATORS, AND ACTIVITIES. REPORTS SHOULD SHARE LESSONS LEARNED, INFORMATION ON IMPROVING PROGRAM OUTCOMES, AND HOW TO FOSTER THE ADOPTION OF PROMISING PRACTICES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180000 0 0 0 0 0 7200 0 0 0 187200 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE ILF WAS FOUNDED IN 2001 TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL CRISIS IN ACCESS TO LEGAL AID. THE ILF'S MISSION IS TO MAKE JUSTICE A REALITY FOR POOR PEOPLE BY FIGHTING TO GUARANTEE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR EVERYONE ARRESTED OR DETAINED. AROUND THE WORLD, WE PROVIDE CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE, EFFECTIVE LEGAL AID INSTITUTIONS. TO DATE, ILF LAWYERS AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE REPRESENTED WELL OVER 80,000 PEOPLE ACCUSED OF CRIMES IN AFGHANISTAN, KENYA, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PALESTINE, AND TUNISIA AND WE HAVE TRAINED THOUSANDS OF LAWYERS TO PROVIDE QUALITY LEGAL AID SERVICES IN MANY MORE COUNTRIES. THE ILF ALSO PERFORMS HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY, PUSHING COUNTRIES, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND DONORS TO PRIORITIZE LEGAL AID AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT AND AS CRUCIAL TO ADVANCE THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. FROM THE GROUND UP, WE TRAIN AND EMPOWER LAWYERS TO BE PROACTIVE ADVOCATES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES. MENTORING IS CARRIED OUT BY EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS, WHO VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN THE ILF'S LEGAL AID OFFICES ON THREE-MONTH ROTATIONS, ACTING AS SENIOR ASSOCIATES TO THEIR LOCAL COLLEAGUES. THE ILF'S ADVOCACY ALSO CATALYZES CHANGES ACROSS JUSTICE SYSTEMS. CASE BY CASE, OUR LAWYERS TRANSFORM THEIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND STRENGTHEN THE RULE OF LAW. THE ILF HAS WON NOTABLE VICTORIES IN THE TRIAL COURTS OF EVERY COUNTRY WHERE WE'VE WORKED. WE'VE WON THE RELEASE OF CLIENTS WHO LANGUISHED IN DETENTION FOR YEARS. WE'VE SECURED ACQUITTALS FOR INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. WE'VE ALSO WON LANDMARK LEGAL VICTORIES IN THE APPELLATE AND HIGH COURTS. AROUND THE WORLD, OUR LAWYERS ARE SOUGHT AFTER AS TRAINERS AND ADVISERS. THEY ARE PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WHO REGULARLY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND JUSTICE SECTOR PARTNERS ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LEGAL AID SYSTEM REFORM. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN OFFICES IN AFGHANISTAN, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PALESTINE AND TUNISIA WITH UNDER 100 EMPLOYEES. THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT RECEIVE A FORM W-2 FROM THE ORGANIZATION AS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE ISSUED ONE AS THEIR PAYROLL IS NOT U.S. SOURCED. THEREFORE, THEY ARE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 5 AND PART V, LINE 2A. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ILF USES AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE ITS FORM 990. ONCE THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR. FOLLOWING THAT REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE FORM 990, ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS STEMMING FROM THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ILF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH DELEGATED POWERS OF THE BOARD AND KEY EMPLOYEES. DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS (OR PROMPTLY UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY CAUSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST) TO THE SECRETARY, WHO SUBMITS THESE STATEMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ADDITIONALLY, ANY INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE INCLUDING ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND MAY BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY REQUEST THAT AN INTERESTED PERSON MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE RELEVANT BOARD MEETING BUT ANY SUCH PRESENTATION MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY THE BOARD. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND ANY SUCH PRESENTATION OR DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DELIBERATION AND THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON IS A DIRECTOR, THE REMAINING DIRECTORS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE IMPROPERLY ANY DELIBERATIONS OR VOTES ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON IS A DIRECTOR, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD WILL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER THE ILF CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE, AND BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS IF THE INTERESTED PERSON IS A DIRECTOR, WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ILF'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, THE BOARD MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A DURING 2022 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED COMPENSATION FOR THE ILF'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY CONDUCTING A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNDERTAKEN BY THE BOARD CHAIR WITH INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS), AND AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FROM SIMILARLY QUALIFIED, FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE, AND SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFITS (IN NEW YORK CITY, OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE, AND IN INTERNATIONAL LAW REFORM). NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BY THE BOARD DURING 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE. IT IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ILF HAS A FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.