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Legal Aid in Italy

This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Italy.

April 2015
First page of PDF with filename: eu-legal-aid-italy-20150427.pdf
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Legal Aid in Poland

This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Poland.

April 2015
First page of PDF with filename: eu-legal-aid-poland-20150427.pdf
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Legal Aid in the Netherlands

This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in the Netherlands.

April 2015
First page of PDF with filename: eu-legal-aid-netherlands-20150427.pdf
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Regulating Police Stop and Search: An Evaluation of the Northamptonshire Police: Reasonable Grounds Panel—Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines how unique initiative between police and community members in Northamptonshire, UK has resulted in a more lawful and effective use of stop and search.

November 2019
First page of PDF with filename: regulating-police-stop-and-search-fact-sheet-20191106.pdf
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The Problem of Ethnic Profiling in Europe

This fact sheet explains the problem of ethnic profiling in Europe, and shows that the practice is wasteful as well as ineffective in fighting and preventing crime.

May 2011
First page of PDF with filename: ethnic-profiling-europe-20110505.pdf
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The UN Guidelines and Principles on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems

Five reasons why the new UN Guidelines and Principles on Legal Aid are groundbreaking and progressive.

February 2013
First page of PDF with filename: factsheet-un-principles-guidelines-20130213.pdf
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What is Pretrial Justice?

What does a functioning pretrial justice system look like? This fact sheet lays out in simple graphic terms the main steps towards ensuring proper protection of detainee rights.

November 2013
First page of PDF with filename: Factsheet PTD What is it 11262013.pdf
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Why We Need a Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice

The Open Society Justice Initiative is launching a Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice to promote alternatives to pretrial detention, expand access to legal aid services, and deploy paralegals to intervene earlier in the criminal justice process.

September 2009
First page of PDF with filename: pretrialjustice_20090903.pdf
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