Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

Project Coordinator, Women's Centre for Legal Aid

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

The Legal Aid Centre of the USP School of Law is also another available avenue for needy persons.

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

Legal Aid

Thus the Association of Women Lawyers has a legal aid centre in Niamey, while the Human Rights Association has set up four legal clinics, in Dosso, Niamey, Tahoua and Tillabéri.

Since 1996 the Vanuatu Women's Centre has been used to provide legal assistance to women and in June 1999 it began operating a Court Fees Fund which is used to provide legal aid.

Legal Aid An ongoing contributor as Defence Counsel providing Legal Aid representation in Supreme Court and Appellate Also served as a Member of the Legal Aid Council from 2000 2003 and served prior to the establishment of the Legal Aid Council (1999 et.

Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), Jerusalem

How was legal aid financed in Greece?

Developing a legal aid system was not a priority in a least developed country however, legal aid was provided by some NGOs.

(a) Establish an effective national legal aid scheme

The State defrayed the costs of legal aid.

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

Even though legal aid is free for both men and women, there are few women who resort to legal aid, mostly due to social and cultural pressures.

This will deter any abuse of the legal aid scheme.

ADALAH The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Shafa'amr

Texts of the relevant legislation concerning legal aid would be submitted.

With regard to legal aid, the State of Viet Nam has paid attention to increase legal aid activities, especially for poor people, people subject to State priority policies and women.

Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession

Apart from that, the Gambia had no legal aid system per se.

Provision should be made for effective legal representation of victims of violations of minority rights, including State legal aid

Development of multi sector prevention programs, including the legal aid component, health and counseling

(g) Autonomy for the centre The host country should be willing to grant the centre autonomy to operate as a separate legal entity with appropriate immunities.

In 2002, the Ministry of Justice and the Women's Union registered a cooperation programme on legal information and education and legal aid for women.

Together with the state agencies and non governmental organisations, the Legal Information Centre for Human Rights and the AIDS Support Centre also helped to organise the campaign.

Crisis centres provided temporary shelter, free legal aid, medical attention and counselling to women in distress.

provide an important knowledge base for advice and legal aid centres for refugees in many countries.

Trafficking victims were taken in by church based centres, legal aid centres and women's rights centres.

The Section faced several challenges during the period under review, including the rationalization of legal aid.

As far as legal aid is concerned, and the access of women to the institutions where this aid is provided, men and women have an equal access.

While legal aid may be provided by either governmental or non governmental sources (whether national or international), such legal aid should meet adequate standards of quality, non discrimination, fairness and impartiality so as not to prejudice the restitution claims process.

In practical terms, an accused person could request legal aid from the prosecutor, the judges or the bar association, either before or during legal proceedings.

Thanks the Islamic Solidarity Fund for financing the construction of the Centre and its on going support for the Centre, also thanks the Direct Aid Organization (formerly African Muslims Committee) for supervising the project.

The lump sum system of payment under the legal aid programme has been evaluated by both tribunals.

c) Educate women and girls on their rights and provide legal aid, counselling and other support services

Nazzal was trained as a British barrister, and chairs the board of the Human Rights Legal Aid Fund.

Norway stated that communications with Norway concerning legal aid might be made in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and English.

States must provide support in the form of shelters, legal aid and medical, psychological, social and economic assistance.

Women's lack of access to legal information, aid or protection is said to contribute to violence against women.

From 2000 to the end of 2002, of the beneficiaries to the legal assistance provided by legal aid organizations, ethnic minorities and women accounted for 23 and 42.9 respectively.

The joint service legal team at the Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre (mentioned at paragraph 1 above) conducts these reviews.

(b) Granting victims effective judicial cooperation and legal aid, including the assistance of counsel and an interpreter free of charge

Comment by the Administration. Strict management and control of the legal aid system has led to strikes by defence counsel.