Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted
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The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to investigating and advocating for people who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted Context triple: [Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, employer, Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted]
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A.
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence is a British television adaptation of Agatha Christie's murder mystery novel, centered on the investigation that follows a shocking revelation about a long-ago family killing.
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B.
The Last Innocent Man
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C.
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies is a British television drama miniseries that dramatizes the real-life media vilification and wrongful suspicion of retired teacher Christopher Jefferies following a high-profile murder case.
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D.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Guilty Men
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted Target entity description: The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to investigating and advocating for people who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes.
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A.
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence is a British television adaptation of Agatha Christie's murder mystery novel, centered on the investigation that follows a shocking revelation about a long-ago family killing.
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B.
The Last Innocent Man
The Last Innocent Man is a 1987 legal thriller film, based on a Phillip M. Margolin novel, about a defense attorney whose affair with a client entangles him in a complex murder case.
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C.
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies is a British television drama miniseries that dramatizes the real-life media vilification and wrongful suspicion of retired teacher Christopher Jefferies following a high-profile murder case.
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D.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal advocacy organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ wrongful conviction organization ⓘ |
| activity |
campaigning for legal reforms
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investigating criminal cases ⓘ providing legal assistance ⓘ public education on wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| aim |
to correct wrongful convictions
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to prevent wrongful convictions ⓘ to support the wrongfully convicted and their families ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal justice
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criminal law ⓘ human rights ⓘ legal advocacy ⓘ wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
innocence claims
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people wrongfully convicted of crimes ⓘ post-conviction review ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
case investigation
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litigation ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public awareness campaigns ⓘ |
| hasOpposed | systemic causes of wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Canada ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian criminal justice reform movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | nonprofit ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocacy for wrongfully convicted persons
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criminal justice reform ⓘ exoneration of wrongfully convicted individuals ⓘ investigation of wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit sector ⓘ |
| topic |
criminal appeals
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exoneration ⓘ miscarriages of justice ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
advocacy group
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civil society organization ⓘ |
| worksOnIssues |
eyewitness misidentification
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false confessions ⓘ forensic evidence errors ⓘ ineffective assistance of counsel ⓘ police and prosecutorial misconduct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted Description of subject: The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to investigating and advocating for people who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes.
Referenced by (1)
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