Working for a world where every person's right to a fair trial is respected, whatever their nationality, wherever they are accused

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Imagine that you are arrested in a foreign country. You don’t speak the language, you have no idea of your rights and you have no access to a lawyer. Unfair trials and miscarriages of justice are, sadly, all too common. Each year Fair Trials International helps hundreds of people in this terrifying predicament to defend their right to a fair trial by providing, advice, assistance and referrals. . The map above highlights just a few of our cases from all over the globe. Please take a moment to learn more about them and to find out how to get involved.

Latest cases

Poland
Natalia Gorczowska

Natalia Gorczowska

Polish national and mother of a one-year-old son faces extradition to serve reactivated 10-month prison sentence despite getting clean from drugs. read more

Portugal
Graham Mitchell

Graham Mitchell

Wanted for extradition nearly 20 years after he was acquitted in Portugal. read more

Indonesia
Benny Wenda

Benny Wenda

FTI highlights case of refugee persecuted from afar through an Interpol "red notice" . read more

For the full list of all our Spotlighted cases, see the archive

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