The Disappearing Trial
About Fair Trials
Fair Trials is an international human rights organisation with offices in London,
Brussels and Washington, D.C., focused on improving the right to a fair trial in
accordance with international standards.
Our work is premised on the belief that fair trials are one of
the cornerstones of a just society: they prevent lives being
ruined by miscarriages of justice, and make societies safer
by contributing to transparent and reliable justice systems
that maintain public trust. Although universally recognised
in principle, in practice the basic human right to a fair trial is
being routinely abused. Fair Trials’ work combines: (a)
helping suspects to understand and exercise their rights;
(b) building an engaged and informed network of fair trial
defenders (including NGOs, lawyers and academics); and
(c) fighting the underlying causes of unfair trials through
research, litigation, political advocacy and campaigns.
About Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Freshfields) is a global law firm with a
long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world’s leading
national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments
on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates. Its 2,800-plus lawyers deliver
results worldwide through its own offices and alongside leading local firms.
Freshfields acts free of charge (pro bono) for clients from
individual asylum seekers to many charities, including Fair
Trials. Its work is underpinned by Article 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. In 2016, the firm gave over
47,000 hours of free legal help and worked on 531 matters
for nearly 300 clients.
Please get in contact with us if you have questions or
information to share, if you disagree with our analysis or
want to discuss further.
Contact:
Rebecca Shaeffer
Senior Legal and Policy Officer
Rebecca.shaeffer@fairtrials.net
+1 202 790 2146
For press queries, please contact:
Alex Mik
Campaigns and Communications Manager
Alex.mik@fairtrials.net
+44 (0)207 822 2370
Libby McVeigh
Legal and Policy Director
Libby.mcveigh@fairtrials.net
+44 (0)207 822 2370