Amendment to Legal Aid Law (Legal Counsel to Victims)

Country	Israel
Year	2017
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Amendment No. 20 to the Legal Aid Law 5732-1972 entitles victims of serious sexual offenses to legal counsel from the moment an indictment is filed for the offense through the course of criminal proceedings and related administrative proceedings.

Source of Information

Israel's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.16.