In Budapest, Hungary Sona Ayvazyan, Executive Director of Transparency International Anti-corruption Center participated in the second annual European Pro Bono Forum, held between November 5 and 7, 2008. The Forum featured a plenary on Pro Bono and Human Rights and a number of interactive workshops for lawyers and NGO representatives alike. Over one hundred lawyers, NGOs, and academics took part in the event.

The event explored emerging trends in pro bono law across Europe, including how global and local law firms are institutionalizing pro bono within their practices; the increasing role of the bar and media in promoting pro bono; successful models of pro bono clearinghouses in Europe; and the valuable role of lawyers and law firms in assisting the work of NGOs.