http://www.fairtrials.net/press en allan.williams@fairtrials.net Copyright 2012 2012-05-17T10:11:38+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/irish-attempt-to-extend-eu-arrest-warrant-misguided http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/irish-attempt-to-extend-eu-arrest-warrant-misguided#When:10:11:38Z Policy Officer Emily Smith writes that Ireland is flying in the face of calls for major reforms of the European Arrest Warrant. FTI in the news, 2012-05-17T10:11:38+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/ireland-debates-plans-to-increase-fast-track-extradition http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/ireland-debates-plans-to-increase-fast-track-extradition#When:10:32:44Z A Bill is being introduced today in the Oireachtas (Ireland’s National Parliament) to allow fast-track extradition arrangements to be applied to countries outside of the European Union which it does not specify. Press Releases, 2012-05-15T10:32:44+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/disabled-briton-held-without-trial-in-spain-for-17-months http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/disabled-briton-held-without-trial-in-spain-for-17-months#When:11:55:25Z A mentally disabled British man, held in a Spanish jail for 17 months without trial, has become suicidal and should be released, his elderly mother said yesterday. FTI in the news, 2012-05-12T11:55:25+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/vulnerable-nottingham-man-attempts-suicide-while-in-pre-trial-detention-in http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/vulnerable-nottingham-man-attempts-suicide-while-in-pre-trial-detention-in#When:11:00:31Z Andrew Dmytruk, 51, from Nottingham, was arrested in Benidorm in December 2010 and accused of arson, following a fire in a hotel. Press Releases, 2012-05-12T11:00:31+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/campaign-to-release-pilot-grows http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/campaign-to-release-pilot-grows#When:14:42:52Z A campaign is growing to secure the release of a British pilot who was thrown into an African prison after he discovered the victims of an apparent massacre. FTI in the news, 2012-05-09T14:42:52+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/david-simpson-held-in-central-african-republic-after-discovery-of-dead-bodi http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/david-simpson-held-in-central-african-republic-after-discovery-of-dead-bodi#When:12:19:07Z Yorkshire safari worker David Simpson is now being treated as an official murder suspect in relation to the discovery of mutilated bodies in the Central African Republic. Press Releases, 2012-05-09T12:19:07+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/fti-concerned-over-detention-of-british-safari-worker-david-simpson-in-cent http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/fti-concerned-over-detention-of-british-safari-worker-david-simpson-in-cent#When:10:32:50Z Fair Trials International comments on the news that a safari worker from Yorkshire is currently being held in the Central African Republic. Press Releases, 2012-05-04T10:32:50+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/european-council-enacts-law-to-protect-fair-trial-rights http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/european-council-enacts-law-to-protect-fair-trial-rights#When:13:55:41Z The European Council has today formally adopted a Directive to ensure that anyone arrested in an EU country gets key information about basic legal rights and the charges against them. Press Releases, 2012-04-26T13:55:41+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/difficult-to-comprehend http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/difficult-to-comprehend#When:12:02:22Z FTI Chief Executive Jago Russell writes to the Law Society Gazette on the declining standards of interpretation in UK courts. FTI in the news, 2012-04-26T12:02:22+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/fti-backs-lords-committees-calls-for-better-protection-of-fair-trial-rights http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/fti-backs-lords-committees-calls-for-better-protection-of-fair-trial-rights#When:01:08:29Z A House of Lords Committee has recognised that EU laws guaranteeing basic defence rights, such as access to legal advice, and the assistance of an interpreter, could benefit British citizens caught up in criminal proceedings in other EU countries. Press Releases, 2012-04-26T01:08:29+00:00