Need Help

Every year hundreds of people are arrested outside their own country, where they do not speak the local language, have no idea of their rights and are imprisoned far from home.

Fair Trials International is a registered charity that exists to help defend the fair trial rights of people in this terrifying predicament. We provide referrals, assistance and information to people arrested outside their own country and do not charge for any of the support we provide. 

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What Fair Trials International can do to help

We may be able to help you, for example, identify local lawyers, or we may offer practical guidance and advise you and your local lawyer about your fair trial rights under international law. The assistance we can provide is, however, limited. We cannot, for example, provide financial assistance with your case or act as your lawyer.

Requesting our help

We aim to provide advice, assistance and referrals to everyone that contacts us for help but in order for us to decide how we can help, we need you to answer a few questions about your case. This information also helps us understand the barriers to justice facing people arrested far from home, which we then tackle through our campaign work.

USEFUL information

On the “Useful Information” section of our website we provide straightforward practical answers to the questions we are most commonly asked by people arrested abroad and by their friends and relatives at home. You can also download basic notes of advice on the legal system in different countries and on common issues facing people arrested outside their own country.

In this section

• What we can and cannot do How we can help
• Asking for our help In order for us to decide how we can help, we need you to answer a few questions about your case
• Useful Information Access straightforward practical information
• Vous avez besoin d’aide?
• Brauchen Sie Hilfe?
• ¿Hace falta ayuda? Si Ud. enfrenta cargos criminales fuera de su país, Fair Trials International quizás pueda ayudarle.