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Fair Trials is the global criminal justice watchdog.
What do we do?
What topics can we provide expert opinion on within criminal justice?
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How to refer to us?
When referring to us, please call us Fair Trials, rather than any of our longer names. Injustice doesn't know boundaries, so neither do we.
Fair Trials comprises Fair Trials International a registered charity (No 1134586) and registered with limited liability (No 7135273) in England and Wales; Fair Trials Europe, a registered public foundation in Belgium (No 0552.688.67); and Fair Trials Americas, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity in the United States of America (No DLN17053243307017)
Jago Russell - Chief Executive
Based in our London offices, Jago has been the Chief Executive of Fair Trials since September 2008. He is a qualified solicitor and has published and lectured widely on a range of criminal justice and human rights issues. Before joining Fair Trials, he worked as a policy specialist at the human rights charity Liberty and worked as a Legal Specialist in the UK Parliament, assisting the Human Rights, Home Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Select Committees.
Rebecca Schaeffer - Senior Legal and Policy Officer
Based in our Washington, D.C. offices, Rebecca works on various aspects of Fair Trials’ legal and policy work. She is a member of the Bar of Pennsylvania, has a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University (Washington, DC) and has worked in many countries including the USA, Ecuador, Guatemala, South Africa, Zambia and Egypt. Before joining Fair Trials, Rebecca worked as a defence investigator on a federal capital case in the usA, and as a research fellow at Human Rights Watch. With her international background, she brings with her a great deal of expertise on issues relating to North America.
Fair Trials spokespeople are available for interview on a broad range of criminal justice topics, in the UK, EU and North America. To arrange interviews on ISDN, Globelynx, Skype or in person, please contact the media team, details above.
Out of Hours
For all out of hours media enquiries please call +44 (0) 7980830157
Alex Mik - Alex heads up the Media Team at Fair Trials and is based in our Brussels office. He is the lead on media strategy, internal communications, and reputation issues. You can contact Alex on +32 (0)28 95 59 42 or via [email protected]
Iva Petković - Iva is Fair Trials' Campaigns and Networks Coordinator and is based in our Brussels office. You can contact Iva on +32 (0)24 25 84 74 or via [email protected]
