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Providing DNA testing and legal assistance to prisoners who may have been wrongly accused of a crime

The Innocence Project, established in clinics and law schools throughout the United States, assists prisoners who seek to challenge their convictions based on DNA testing of evidence. Project members provide free assistance to inmates who have viable claims of innocence and for whom DNA analysis of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. They also provide courses on investigating and bringing to court post-conviction claims of innocence, and work on both state and national levels to develop legislation allowing easier access to post-conviction DNA testing.

notebook: Making the State Pay

This notebook describes how one organization (ICAR) in Romania was able to pressure the government to accept its moral and legal obligation to provide care to torture victims.  The group had international support but they recognized that it was the states responsibility to rehabilitate this socially marginalized group.

notebook: International Monitoring Bodies

This notebook demonstrates how international mechanisms can be a powerful tool for organizations trying to bring about change in their community.  This notebook uses the example of Northern Ireland and describes how the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) was able to successfully utilise the UN Committee Against Torture to pressure the UK to establish mechanisms and standards for human rights.
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