My advice to anyone who wants to get involved in pro bono work, especially newly appointed lawyers and articling students: Please give it a try! Definitely worth a try! Being involved in pro bono work early in your career is one of the most useful ways to develop and put into practice all the important skills and knowledge you have acquired during your studies. This will undoubtedly boost your confidence as well as any other essential interpersonal skills for an aspiring lawyer. Also, at a young age, it`s often hard to find a role or position where you have the power to change people`s lives and contribute to the betterment of society. Thus, pro bono work not only offers this opportunity, but is also an initiative to spark proactivity and the desire for meaningful change for the benefit of society as a whole. The Saturday counseling and referral clinic at the DC Bar Bar Pro Bono Center is currently closed for his personal clinic in Bread for the City. Click below for more details on the nearest remote clinic. The Department of Legal Services for the Elderly is an initiative of the Senior Citizens Solidarity Foundation (Mauritius). The Elder Legal Service was launched on 29 April 2016 to provide free legal advice from lawyers, lawyers and notaries pro bono to older persons in Mauritius who are victims of exploitation, abuse, neglect, state social benefits and guardianship and inheritance issues. Clients receive general advice to ensure they are doing the best they can in court before initiating legal proceedings.
Elders describe a valuable pool of human resources with diverse knowledge, experience and expertise, and in-depth knowledge. Our services help people preserve the essentials of life – access to justice and protection services to stay free from violence. the Department of Legal Services for the Elderly; We strive to be a free and unrestricted legal service provider and to mediate between the parties involved. Our mission is to use the Mauritian legal system to help those who ask us for help to live independently, safely and with dignity. Some of our main objectives for this year are: • To provide an essential service in terms of legal advice to people who find themselves in difficult situations; • Recognition of inequality and injustice in the unmet legal needs of our society; • Improving access to justice through pro bono legal advice to Mauritius and Rodrigues; • provide legal assistance to local, national and international communities; • Promote and maintain the profile of the Pro Bono Legal Clinic and the Victim Support Unit. 城市面包(Bread for the City)公益组织的法律诊所 仍然可以通过电话联系。 请于周一至周五拨打电话: 202-386-7616。 As UNHCR statistics are generally based on data from host countries, refugee statistics alone may not adequately represent the number of refugees, as some host countries do not grant refugee status to certain groups. The inclusion of statistics on persons in refugee-like situations is an attempt to include unrecognized refugees and does not include internally displaced persons. Statistics on stateless refugees are included, where available. The Community Lawyering Project uses legal advocacy and organization to find solutions to problems identified by the community in order to develop local leadership and institutions that can continue to exercise the power to effect systemic change, including representing tenant groups in maintaining affordable and safe housing in the county.
Our team is composed of dynamic, dedicated and very motivating people, including myself, Me Erickson Mooneapillay (Director), Catherine Hurree, Soobash Hurree, Mitch, Nabeela Aullymun (Lawyer), Roshan Rajroop (Lawyer). Leaflet of the A&R remote clinic| Remote A&R Clinic Flyer [en español] | Leaflet of the remote A&R clinic [በአማርኛ] | Remote A&R Clinic Leaflet [用中文(表达] For experts, reports, comments and relevant documents from the Mauritius Information Country (IOC), please click here. The Landlord-Tenant Court Legal Services Project, in partnership with Legal Aid, provides same-day advice and representation to tenants threatened with eviction from their homes in a portion of the court where 90-95% of landlords are represented by a lawyer and only 5-10% of tenants have a lawyer at their side. With the help of Bread for the City, individuals can . • receive same-day advice and representation in court at critical stages of child support cases, • receive legal advice while escaping domestic violence, • receive same-day advice and representation in the event of eviction or loss of housing assistance, • overcome barriers to obtaining a government-issued card, and • organize to find legal solutions, bring systemic changes to problems identified by the community. We offer a range of free legal advice and support services around Mauritius and Rodrigues. Our goal is to help society while putting into practice what we have learned in law. We do our best to provide accurate and accurate information to each customer. To make this possible, we have a dynamic team responsible for research. የብሬድ ፎር ዘ ሲቲስ ሊጋል ክሊኒክ (bread for the city`s legal clinic) በስልክ ክፍት ሆኖ ይቆያል። ከሰኞ እስከ ዓርብ በስልክ ቁጥር 202-386-7616 ቢደውሉ ያገኙናል። Our services are provided by volunteer qualified lawyers, lawyers and student advocates under the guidance of qualified lawyers.
The Child Support Community Legal Services Project, in partnership with the Legal Aid Society of DC (Legal Aid), provides same-day counselling and representation to parents at a critical stage in their child support case. Our lawyers often meet these new clients for the first time in court. All advice we give to our clients is confidential. We also collect the name and contact information of each person who contacts us or registers for our services. An application form will also be provided to anyone seeking advice at our centre and they will be asked to fill it out before receiving our valuable and reliable advice. Llame la clínica legal de bread for the city al 202-386-7616 de lunes a viernes. Pro Bono Law Clinic & Victim Support Unit is part of the government non-profit organization Dis-Moi, which specializes in promoting human rights in the Indian Ocean. It was founded in May 2019 and since then the center has registered more than 1000 beneficiaries.
FAMILY/IMMIGRATION LAW: Assist survivors of domestic violence with civil defense orders, family law matters (such as custody and divorce), and immigration matters (such as VAWA self-applications, U-visas, and SIJS), as well as assisting custodial and non-custodial parents in child support cases. የዲሲ ባር ፕሮ ቦኖ ማእከል የቅዳሜ ምክር እና የሪፈራል ክሊኒክ በብሬድ ፎር ዘ ሲቲ ባለው የበአካል ክል ኒ ኩ ላይ አሁን ዝግ ነው። ከስር በመጫን ስለቀጣዩ የሪሞት ክሊኒክ ዝርዝሮች ያግኙ። The main objective of ALAC is to enable citizens to seek advice, propose solutions and report corruption in relation to private and public entities. Most of our services are provided locally by qualified staff and volunteers deeply rooted in their respective professional fields. For example, we have the support of qualified lawyers and lawyers who help us to advise vulnerable people in society free of charge. Mauritius Bar Association c/o Patrice Doger de Speville Chambers 102 Chancery House Lislet Geoffroy Street Port Louis, Mauritius Tel: +230 208 2958 E-mail: varusha@bow.intnet.mu HOUSING LAW: Supporting tenants in owner-tenant and subsidized housing matters. Click here to see the number and origin of refugees in Mauritius. We receive about ten requests a day and as I said earlier, the Pro Bono Legal Clinic has registered more than 1000 beneficiaries since its inception. It should also be noted that Mauritius went into lockdown in February 2020 and Pro Bono Law Clinic even responded during this period. Despite the difficulties caused by Covid-19, the majority of our services have continued to work and people have contacted us through our services on online platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype or by calling 5432 0374.
The number of complaints received during detention has risen sharply. The legal clinic is headed by the General Counsel under the supervision of the Director. The Legal Clinic has the same functions as a law firm because the legal experience provides volunteer law students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge of the textbooks in a professional and practical learning environment by assisting lawyers in real-life cases. The General Counsel is the first point of contact (PoC) for every ELS client seeking help addressing their concerns. She registers the legal case and assigns the case to a lawyer and two volunteer law students from the University of Mauritius. The client receives a free legal advice letter. The Pro Bono Legal Clinic and the Victim Support Unit are independent agencies. We are committed to supporting people who are in urgent need of legal assistance and any other type of support available subject to our available resources. We are also a victim support group that helps people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in Mauritius and Rodrigues, and we put them at the heart of our organization. Victims of crime, including their families and/or anyone directly or indirectly affected, contact us and we offer free and confidential support.