Representing suspected terrorists, white supremacists, child pornographers and other highly unpopular defendants.

To mark the first anniversary of China's continuing crackdown on human rights advocates we present an interview with Teng Biao -- one of China’s best-known civil-rights lawyers.

"I consider myself a trial lawyer first, a litigator second. I represent victims of employment discrimination, other civil rights violations (wrongful arrests, wrongful prosecutions and police brutality), and clients harmed by neglectful or dishonest lawyers.

Japanese public interest lawyer Daisuke Igeta uses a recently decided U.S. case in support of his groundbreaking surveillance case in Japan. 

A group of elderly people gather in a park awaiting cooked rice from a church

Measurable objectives to promote change are the hallmarks of public interest projects.