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.

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

Free legal advice was provided by the Labour Inspectorate and the National Human Rights Office, and free legal aid was available in the country for those wishing to apply to the courts.

How was legal aid financed in Greece?

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

Project Coordinator, Women's Centre for Legal Aid

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

Legal Liaison Office

Legal Liaison Office

(a) Establish an effective national legal aid scheme

The State defrayed the costs of legal aid.

Office of Legal Affairs

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.

C. Office of Staff Legal Assistance

Legal Advisory Office for Popular Organizations

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

The programme, Legal affairs, is implemented by the Office of Legal Affairs.

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.

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

The Office of Legal Affairs informed OIOS that the Legal Counsel had provided oral comments to the Office of the High Commissioner.

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

In 2002, the Office of Human Resources Management forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs for review a draft job description of a proposed legal position at the United Nations Office at Nairobi.

For any additional information, please contact the Office of the Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs (telephone 1 212 963 5350 fax 1 212 963 6430).

Options could include the Office of Legal Affairs or the Executive Office of the Secretary General.

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.

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.

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.

April 2005 present. Chief, Legal Advisory Section, Treaty and Legal Affairs Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

As the legal reviews need highly specialized knowledge, the Office of Legal Affairs has recommended that the Investment Management Service retain an outside legal firm.

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

I have been informed by the Office of Legal Affairs that as a matter of long standing policy and practice, the Office does not provide legal advice to individual Member States.

(b) The Office of Human Resources Management should submit job descriptions of positions at Headquarters and other offices that contain general legal functions to the Office of Legal Affairs for review.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees requested the Office of Legal Affairs to review three shortlisted candidates for the post of Chief, Legal Affairs Section (P 5 level).