National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Largest U.S. organization of defense attorneys. Generally advocates for legislation and court rules to protect defendants. Magazine, projects, issues, seminars, discussion of issues affecting criminal process.

Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted - Devoted to preventing and rectifying wrongful convictions. Based in Toronto, and led by "Hurricane" Carter.

Association Of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA) - The only association devoted exclusively to the interests of federal criminal defense attorneys. Helps attorneys to effectively represent defendants in federal courts.

California Deuce Defenders - Association of drunk driving defense attorneys with a directory of members.

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB) - The only statewide organization devoted solely to the representation of persons accused of having committed crimes.

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL) - State chapter of NACDL.

The Innocence Project - A non-profit legal clinic which only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. Cases, news, related links, and details about the clinic.

Innocence Project at Cardozo Law School - Working to free innocent inmates.

Innocence Project Northwest - A non-profit group of attorneys, law school faculty, and law students united to ensure that innocent persons do not remain incarcerated. IPNW attorneys provide free legal help to inmates in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho or Montana.

Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Organization information, attorney directory, and criminal defense resources.

Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) - Has provided appellate and post-conviction representation to indigent persons since 1988. Trains lawyers in appellate advocacy and client-centered representation. Based in New York City.

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Ohio chapter of NACDL. Calendar of events, speakers bureau, information about magazine.

Peel Criminal Lawyers Association - Ontario, Canada, organization of criminal law barristers and lawyers. Contains articles, laws, and information about the criminal process.

Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - State chapter of NACDL. Online newsletter and calendar of events. Half of site is for members only. However, still a substantial source of information for non-members.

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - 2400-attorney organization. Comprehensive site includes links to legislation, issues, events, news, and links to other criminal defense organizations.

Truth in Justice - Works to overturn convictions of people who had no part in the crime, such as in cases of mistaken identity.

Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - State chapter of NACDL.

Wisconsin State Public Defenders (SPD) - Provides briefs, case summaries, publications and training opportunities, and information about their international initiative: Justice Without Borders.

FY 2003-2004 Human Rights and Democracy Fund Projects
Apr 26, 2005 ... Criminal Defense Training in China ($200000) - This project will train .... and is customized for use by human rights organizations to ...

President: Elise Groulx
This organization, whose headquarters are located in Montréal, Canada, ... the defense of human rights and promotes knowledge of international criminal law ...

[ Human Rights groups seek criminal investigation in Germany of ...
Human Rights groups seek criminal investigation in Germany of Rumsfeld and ... 2005 on the eve of a visit by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to Germany. ...

Masters of Criminal Defense / International Law / White Collar ...
She has argued before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, .... Attorneys for Criminal Justice organization for his successful defense of fellow ...

East and Southern Asia
The CCCLE is the network organization that introduced the idea of legal clinic ... an international human rights organization promoting criminal defense and ...

Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Israel, The Occupied West ...
(See Human Rights Watch World Report 2000). After repeated legal challenges led by the Jerusalem-based Center for Defense of the Individual (Hamoked), ...

UNDERDOG - Criminal/Drunk Driving Defense in Maryland, Virginia, DC
JON KATZ - Criminal Defense Lawyer for MD, Northern Virginia, Fairfax and beyond. ..... me more quickly and closely to human rights and social justice work. ...

Karen Tse | Ashoka.org
Criminal defense is not a popular topic for the international human rights .... of two human rights organizations that continue to challenge and improve the ...

Teaching staff | Oxford University Department for Continuing Education
Garcia, a human rights case on behalf of three Salvadoran refugees that resulted in a plaintiffs? award of $54.6 million. She was on the criminal defense ...

SCHR - Death Penalty, Useful Links
Murder Victims Families for Human Rights; Murder Victims? Families for ... Great resource for criminal defense and capital litigation in the Northeast. ...

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