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1 day ago · Support the Equal Justice Initiative. Your contribution is critical to our efforts to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment, challenge racial and economic injustice, and protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable. Thank you!
Jan 4, 2019 · Equality and justice both represent egalitarianism and fairness. Without equality, true justice cannot exist; and without a way to deliver just verdicts that ensure impartial treatment, the meaning of equality is nothing more than an unenforced altruism.
- Cynthia Yue
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We believe justice belongs to everyone. Our vision is a world in which fair and efficient legal systems deliver just processes and outcomes, promote confidence in the justice system, secure public safety, and meet the critical legal needs of the American people.
The Office for Access to Justice is a standalone agency within the U.S. Department of Justice that plans, develops, and coordinates the implementation of access to justice policy initiatives of high priority to the Department and the executive branch.
The work of the Office for Access to Justice is guided by three guiding principles: 1. Expanding Access.We expand access to legal systems by increasing the availability of legal assistance, supporting public defense, and eliminating barriers that exclude people based on economic, demographic or geographic factors. 2. Accelerating Innovation.We supp...
1 day ago · We provide representation at trial, on appeal, and in postconviction proceedings to people facing execution. We have documented widespread racial bias in the administration of the death penalty and we challenge racial discrimination in jury selection, sentencing, and throughout the system.
Dec 9, 2021 · The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges action to address the soaring inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19, climate change and debt crisis. She calls for a new social contract anchored in human rights and a revitalised multilateralism to recover better, fairer and greener.
EJI has documented nearly 2,000 more confirmed racial terror lynchings of Black people by white mobs between 1865 and 1876. Thousands more were attacked, sexually assaulted, and terrorized by white mobs and individuals who were shielded from arrest and prosecution.
Access to Justice. The Foundation convenes and collaborates with leaders and stakeholders including the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Ohio General Assembly, financial institutions, and pro bono attorneys to enhance fairness, equality, and justice for Ohioans.
