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Too often we encounter people imprisoned for months or years before their trial even starts, who have no idea of their rights, no comprehension of the legal system and no legal aid to help them pay for a lawyer or interpreter.
From our offices in London, Brussels, and Washington, D.C., Fair Trials’ small team of dedicated and professional staff and volunteers make an enormous difference to people’s lives. We have helped thousands of people to defend the right to a fair trial. With your support we will continue to fight individual cases of injustice and will campaign for fair trials for people all over the world.
Campaigning is an integral part of our work improving fair trial rights around the world. In Europe, we are campaigning to put fair trials at the heart of EU justice. Every day in courts and police stations across Europe, hundreds of people experience violations of their basic rights. Although the EU has made important progress in addressing the persistent problems with criminal justice systems, there is still much more work to do before it can fulfil its vision of justice, freedom and security for all its citizens.
As a charity, Fair Trials relies entirely on the generosity of our supporters to carry out our important work. Without the donation of time and money, we would not be able to help the hundreds of people each year who contact us about being arrested, or work to transform fair trial rights around the world.
We also need help to spread the word online about our work. You can get involved by sharing our Tweets, posts, videos and articles with your friends, and keeping yourself up-to-date with the latest developments in our work by signing up to our newsletter, and following the News section of our website.
Volunteering
Like many other charities, Fair Trials draws on key support from volunteers to increase its impact. This takes many forms, from our LEAP network, to students who are able arrange internships through their institutions for academic credit. We also work closely with a number of city law firms whose staff work on different campaign areas with us.
Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering for Fair Trials and contributing to our work, or visit the vacancies page.
Fundraising
Organising a sponsored event is a great way to help us raise money, whilst raising awareness of fair trial issues in your local community.
Fair Trials is grateful to those supporters who help us meet our fundraising challenge – it could be anything, from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, to holding a bake sale. The sort of event you host is only limited by your imagination – so make sure it is something you will enjoy!
If you'd like to know more, then drop us an email. Here is our advice for successful fundraising:
We are always happy to hear what people are doing to raise funds.
Legacies
Leave a gift in your will
Since it was first established in 1992, Fair Trials has helped thousands of people imprisoned in countries across the world. We have prevented many high-profile miscarriages of justice and helped people return home to their families and loved ones.
One way to help us continue this important work for years to come is to consider leaving a gift in your will. Every legacy we receive can have a significant impact on our work, offering a lifeline to many more people.
If you are interested in leaving a lasting gift and would like to speak to someone from Fair Trials about it, please do not hesitate to be in touch.
Our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn channels will keep you up to date on our work and let you know how you can get involved.
You can connect with us on our social media channels to keep up to date with our latest news, advice and case studies.
Have you seen a story that you think we should care about? Then get in touch and let us know. Increasingly, as we’ve seen through movements like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter – using your voice on social media can really make a difference.
Throughout our site you’ll find links to share our stories or information to make it as easy as possible.
We don’t use our social media for any kind of direct assistance, so if you’re looking for help in your own case its better to first look through the information in our Need Help section, and if you can’t find the answers you’re looking for, then follow the prompts to get in touch with us over email.
You can also find individual staff members’ twitter accounts on their own staff pages.
Connect with us on LinkedIn here.
While you’re at it, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
That’s it for now, but we’ll let you know if and when we set up a Pinterest, or go back to our MySpace.
Fair Trials exists to protect the human right to a fair trial in criminal cases and has become a leading contributor to exciting developments in the field of criminal justice across Europe and globally. Fair Trials’ staff team works collaboratively across disciplines and offices (London, Brussels and Washington DC) and operates at the heart of an active network of criminal justice reformers (defence lawyers, academics and non-profits).
We are looking to recruit a Legal and Policy Assistant in our Brussels office who will play an important role in support of our advocacy for reform in important, varied and complex fields of criminal justice, including: international law enforcement cooperation including the European Arrest Warrant; pre-trial detention; and the EU procedural defence rights roadmap protecting fair trial rights.
The role will suit you if you are passionate about the law and about working creatively to shape national and international law and policy to make criminal justice systems fairer.
For more information, please see the Job Description and the Candidate Brief.
Application deadline: 5pm on 1st March 2020
We are looking to recruit a Communications and Networks Assistant in our Brussels office who will work with the Campaigns and Networks team to help deliver Fair Trials’ core communications that demonstrate the organisation's expertise and impact, communicate the importance of fair trial rights and meet the needs of the Fair Trials’ stakeholders and beneficiaries, across all three offices.
The role will suit you if you are passionate about the law and about working creatively to shape national and international law and policy to make criminal justice systems fairer.
For more information, please see the Job Description and the Candidate Brief.
Application deadline: 5pm on 1st March 2020
We are looking to recruit a Networks and Advocacy Officer in our Brussels office who will work with the Campaigns and Networks team and across the organisation to coordinate Fair Trials legal expert networks in Europe (LEAP) to maximise its impact in advancing the charity’s mission; to ensure Fair Trials’ advocacy makes the most of the engagement of LEAP and wider movements in Europe, playing a lead role in media work; and to act as an ambassador for Fair Trials in Europe.
The role will suit you if you are passionate about the law and about working creatively to shape national and international law and policy to make criminal justice systems fairer.
For more information, please see the Job Description and the Candidate Brief.
Application deadline: 5pm on 1st March 2020
We are looking to recruit an Office and Finance Administrator in our Brussels office who will support the Fair Trials Brussels office and its charitable activities. The successful candidate will work with the Brussels team of lawyers and communications experts and the London-based Finance and Operations team to ensure the Brussels office and its finances are efficiently managed.
The role will suit you if you are a quick learner who is used to working under pressure and can manage your own time and workload. Strong communication skills in English and French or Dutch are required. You will also need to have an eye for detail and good competency with Microsoft Office IT (including Excel).
For full details of the job, please see the candidate briefing and job description.
To apply for this role, please send a CV and cover letter identifying how you meet the job description to [email protected] by Friday, 13th March 2020.
