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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The Washington DC-based Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is an advocacy organisation for people with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities. The site gives information about the Center's work, which includes litigation, policy analysis and research. The website provides links to American disability rights organisations, a collection of amicus briefs from litigation in which the Center has been involved and summaries of the Center's past and current litigation work.

Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center for Justice is based at NYU School of Law. Established in 1995, it seeks to strengthen democracy and criminal justice in the United States by means of education, research and litigation. The website has details of its work and provides a blog, commentary on current issues, Brennan Center court cases, e-alerts, press releases and publications.

Justice in Aging

Justice in Aging (formerly the National Senior Citizens Law Center or NSCLC), is an advocacy, litigation and training group based in Washington DC. It works on behalf of low-income elderly and disabled people. Its website has background information on key issues and details of cases the NSCLC is involved with. The Resource Library provides briefings, fact sheets, blogs, toolkits, reports, webinars and other material.

Pretrial Justice Institute

The Pretrial Justice Institute is non-profit organisation based in Washington DC, providing information, publications and training on pretrial issues to US criminal justice practitioners. The website provides details of projects the PJI is involved with and reports and surveys the Institute has produced. It also has details of training programmes.

Archive of European Integration

The Archive of European Integration (AEI), maintained by the University of Pittsburgh, is an online repository of documents relating to the development of the European Union. It consists of EU official documents, such as green and white papers, treaties and reports, and other material, such as conference papers, working papers and journal articles. The Archive can be searched by keyword, or browsed by topic, year, or document number.

Holocaust Denial on Trial

Website hosted by Emory University in the United States focusing on the 2000 libel trial of David Irving v. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt, but also including up to date news and comment on similar issues. The site provides background information and FAQs about the trial and the holocaust. Coverage of the trial includes transcripts of proceedings and the judgment, as well as details of the appeal.

Child Labor Coalition

The Child Labor Coalition is an association of NGOs, unions and other bodies working to combat the use of child labour. Its website provides information about child labour and regulations against it, in the United States and around the world.
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