November 8, 2018, a mini-conference entitled "Support to the Protection of Public Interest and Further Development of PRO BONO Culture in Moldova" took place in Moldova, Chisinau, at the Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Moldova (Moldovan Bar Association) premises. Human rights lawyers, commercial law firms and NGO representatives were invited to participate at the conference. The conference is co-organized by Human Rights Embassy, Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Moldova, Turcan Cazac Law Firm and American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova (AmCham Moldova), and is supported by PILnet Foundation (Hungary), Visegrad Fund and Government of the Netherlands.
Along with the Moldovan Bar Association, commercial law firms and local NGOs, participants discussed common problems in the protection of public interest in Moldova and in mobilizing legal professionals' expertise for the benefit of the Civil Society; presented best models of legal volunteering and shared know how on pro bono act...