Submission on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings

Fair Trials International’s submission to the UK’s Ministry of Justice on the draft EU Directive on the right to access a lawyer and the right to communicate upon arrest. These rights are fundamental to ensure that defendants across the EU receive a fair trial, and FTI recommends that the UK Government opt into this important measure.

Also below is a document detailing the experiences of FTI clients who suffered injustice as a result of being denied access to effective legal advice.
 

To read the submission and the cases document, please downloadthem via the link below.