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Miriam Bribri

TrialWatch helped in taking my case beyond the local Tunisian context and making it more of a regional and international case, This exerted….adverse pressure on the authorities

— Blogger & Activist
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Myriam Bribri's defence team used TrialWatch’s Fairness Report at her appeal hearing.

Paola Ugaz

TrialWatch plays an invaluable role for journalists around the world. In my case … the assistance was not only exceptional, but it came at the perfect time.

— Peruvian Journalist
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The work of our TrialWatch initiative has led to dozens of defendants being released or having their charges withdrawn.

Omoyele Sowore

When I walked into the courtroom for the first time, somebody stepped up to me and said, …..we're from Trial Watch." And that was quite uplifting to feel like somebody's in that room representing the outside world, quietly monitoring my trial.

— Nigerian Human Rights Activist
Our Impact

Omoyele Sowore was freed and awarded damages after TrialWatch monitored his trial and published a report on his case.

Isaac Ssemakadde

When we introduce the TrialWatch program we invert the prism, we disrupt the whole justice mechanism, we threaten power, we threaten privilege because they’re not used to working under independent observers.

— Human Rights Lawyer
Our Impact

Our TrialWatch initiative led to innocent people being freed from imprisonment after we exposed their sham trials.

Mikhail Benyash

During the appeal I attached the Trial Watch report and often quoted from it because it’s very well done.

— Human Rights Lawyer
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TrialWatch is monitoring multiple cases of lawyers arrested for their work defending the human rights of others.

Brad Smith

It’s a straightforward vision: To make the world a witness to what happens in courtrooms around the world.

— President & Vice Chair of Microsoft
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CFJ developed a trial monitoring training course that is available online.

Amal & George

Our foundation is committed to helping to bring to justice the perpetrators of atrocities in Ukraine. Ukrainians demand and have every right to expect their day in court—and to have access to funds to rebuild their lives.

— Co-Founders of CFJ
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CFJ works in more than 40 countries. Our impact can be seen every time a journalist is freed, a victim of abuse is compensated or a perpetrator is jailed because of our work.

Anya Neistat

Russian soldiers and Russian commanders are on notice. For now, they think they are invincible – largely because Russian forces have not faced justice for similar crimes in Chechnya, Georgia or Syria. But today there’s a new playbook.

— Legal Director of The Docket
Our Impact

CFJ has shared evidence of war crimes in Ukraine to trigger criminal trials against Russian soldiers and give survivors a chance to seek justice.

Maria Ressa

Amal has helped defend me since 2019, and I’m a rarity for her because she can actually talk to me. In the past, her journalist clients were in prison, and she worked to free them by combining law with an incisive understanding of politics, pragmatism & public advocacy.

— Journalist & Nobel Laureate
Our Impact

CFJ Co-Founder Amal Clooney has successfully freed journalists even in the most challenging legal landscapes.

Karim Ahmad Khan

I have the great honour that Amal accepted an invitation to be my Special Advisor on Sudan, which is a testament for the many years of work that she has done in Sudan and of course also her husband George Clooney and the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

— Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court
Our Impact

CFJ Co-President Amal Clooney and CFJ staff represented 126 Darfuri survivors at the International Criminal Court in the first case involving crimes against civilians in Darfur.

John Balouziyeh

Deploying monitors to trials sends a powerful message to judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys that the world is watching. I believe CFJ’s course will play a critical role in OHCHR’s monitoring work by ensuring that the deprivation of due process rights does not go unnoticed. This will move us closer to a world where everyone has a fair trial.

— Human Rights Lawyer
Our Impact

CFJ has developed a trial monitoring training course that has been approved by the UN

Darren Walker

George and Amal Clooney are warriors for justice, fighting against inequality, authoritarianism, and all the forces fighting democracy. For those of us who believe in democracy [and] equality, the work of the Clooney Foundation for Justice is essential.

— President of the Ford Foundation & CFJ Board Member
Our Impact

The Albies adds a new dimension to our work, casting a protective spotlight on human rights defenders at risk

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Anna Prus

It was overwhelming, the support was great for us, but also for LGBTIQ+ youth to see people coming out and saying that what these people are saying is not okay.

— Rainbow Mary Activist
Our Impact

LGBTQ+ Rights Activists in Poland had their acquittal upheld by an appeals court following TrialWatch monitoring.

Justice Albie Sachs

It’s not enough that we liberate the justice system from its own imperfections, that sense of humanity has to be there. And George and Amal I feel that so strongly in everything that you do.

— Human Rights Activist & Lawyer
Our Impact

The Albies adds a new dimension to our work, casting a protective spotlight on human rights defenders at risk

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Dr. Stella Nyanzi

[Thanks to TrialWatch] my case was immediately elevated. And the prosecutors… the magistrate… they should have been on alert to know that someone else other than themselves was monitoring the process and going to give a grade.

— Women's Rights Activist
Our Impact

TrialWatch monitors trials of women’s rights activists all over the world and works to keep them out of jail.

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