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The European Impacted Persons Advisory Council (EIPAC) is an advisory committee composed of people with lived experience in various aspects of the criminal legal system who are committed to supporting the reform of the system. Formed in 2024 as an advisory body to Fair Trials Europe, EIPAC ensures that the voices of impacted persons shape policies, campaigns, and the Fair Trials advocacy efforts. This is “EIPAC Voices: Stories of Lived Experience in Justice Reform” a monthly blog series, introducing EIPAC members and their personal experiences. Our first writer, Tasos Theofilou.

Fair Trials is proud to count among its Legal Experts Advisory Panel (LEAP) Network some of the legal professionals behind the legal battle in the case of Julian Assange. What legal pathways and insights can we learn from this case? This series of webinars draw learnings from the case of Julian Assange which participants may find helpful for their own legal or NGO practice. The series will be of interest to lawyers and NGOs working on issues of extradition, freedom of speech, transnational repression involving journalists, activists and human rights defenders.