Beth Plachta Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Sudan, Liberia, Libya, Sierra Leone

Vienna, Austria

Provided substantive and programmatic support to the ongoing work of IPU, including backstopping the Unit's ongoing Prison Reform Program in Southern Sudan and Counter-Piracy Program in KenyaAssisted with program design, implementation, managing and budgeting; drafted program proposals; responded to requests from field offices and donorsResearched and.

Monitored international criminal tribunals and special courts with the goal of creating a tribunals recorderResearched and drafted memoranda on issues requested by defense lawyers in Cambodia; Researched and drafted paper on the issue of fighting impunity

Researched the issue of marital rape in Tanzania at the request of the Women's Legal Aid Center (WLAC) in Tanzania; produced a persuasive paper on the need for marital rape legislation, proposed language for new legislation, a PowerPoint presentation, and audience-targeted educational materialsWashington and Lee School of Law, Rule of Law Practicum

Reviewed domestic Liberian criminal law and relevant international human rights law with American and Liberian students, particularly as they relate to access to justiceDesigned, planned, and implemented paralegal/human rights monitors training program in Pleebo, Liberia for the Carter Center and the Catholic Justice and Peace CommissionAssessed prison.

Researched and drafted briefings relating to rule of law issues and the current situation in post conflict countriesDrafted country-specific reform program proposals for donors Created presentations and drafted project documents and proposals regarding UNODC capacity (with a primary focus on criminal justice systems) for use before the European Commission.

Assisted the Director with creating, compiling, and editing an anthology of cases where relief has been denied despite compelling evidence of innocenceInterviewed potential clients and witnesses of wrongful conviction claimsResearched past wrongful conviction cases; compiled case summaries, chronologies, bibliographies, and data files; assisted with.

Assisted with daily call in a suburban felony courtroom; maintained court calendar for public defenders; researched case law; drafted arguments; investigated case details; interviewed clients

Organized and supervised a four month Spanish document review in London involving approximately twenty lawyers and paralegals; set up and managed document databases; organized and prepared all documents for review; prepared and distributed reports; prepared materials for interviews and presentationsParticipated on trial team for trial preparation and month.

Education record

B.S., International Affairs And Spanish