Free Legal Advice and Judicial Aid to Victims

Country	Qatar
Year	2008
Type of Measure	Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

By virtue of their respective mandates, the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking, the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children and the National Human Rights Committee all arrange for experts to provide legal advice and judicial aid to victims. There are also pro-bono lawyers who assist victims in court.

Free legal advice and referrals are available from the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children, the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking, the National Human Rights Committee and the Family Consulting Centre.

Source of Information

Response of the Government of Qatar to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2008