Introducing TrustLaw
TrustLaw is a global centre for free legal assistance and anti-corruption news, run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the world's leading provider of news and information, Thomson Reuters.
In common with all of the Foundation's programmes, TrustLaw aims to empower people in need by providing trusted information and leveraging professional expertise. We offer services to improve access to the rule of law and foster greater transparency.
Our mission is twofold:
- Spread the culture and practice of pro bono work around the world, connecting those who need legal assistance with lawyers willing to work at no cost
- Offer a one-stop shop for news and information on good governance and anti-corruption issues
At the heart of TrustLaw is an ambitious electronic platform called TrustLaw Connect, which offers lawyers and pro bono managers a way to easily connect with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), governments and social entrepreneurs seeking free legal services.
TrustLaw believes such clients have the potential to address many of the world's environmental, humanitarian and social problems, but their effectiveness may be impeded by lack of legal resources. Thomson Reuters Foundation strives to close this gap through its free services.
TrustLaw also features a growing repository of news and information around anti-corruption and governance issues, including national legislation, international conventions, articles, reports, country profiles and law reviews.
Content comes from our own team of specialist journalists as well as from international institutions, law firms, governments, NGOs and others.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
TrustLaw is a core programme of Thomson Reuters Foundation, a registered charity in the United States and United Kingdom.
Established in 1982, the Foundation leverages the skills, values and expertise across Thomson Reuters to promote the rule of law, save lives in disasters and improve standards of journalism.
The portal Trust.org brings together our main programmes:
- TrustLaw, empowering people through free legal assistance
- AlertNet.org, our award-winning humanitarian news website, and the related Emergency Information Service, providing critical information after disasters
- Trust Media, our journalism and media training programmes dedicated to promoting standards of journalism worldwide
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University, a leading research centre for international comparative journalism
Our initiatives stand for better governance, greater transparency, more effective humanitarian relief and a robust global press. They are a call to action by our employees and partners. They are the embodiment of the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
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Tuesday 1 March 2011
Introducing TrustLaw - TrustLaw
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