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Tihar jail inmates to get Vocational Training Centre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): With the inauguration of the "Refurbished Legal Aid Clinic & 'OJAS' Centre for Learning for Jail Inmates" in Tihar jail, the inmates will now be able to get legal aid and Vocational Training Centre.
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NCW launches legal aid clinic to resolve women's grievances
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Aiming to make legitimate assistance more accessible to women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) on Tuesday launched a legal aid clinic which will act as a single-window facility for r
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Centre focusing to provide free legal aid to needy: Kiren Rijiju in Rajya
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Asserting that "free legal aid is a right of the people of India", Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Centre has been focusing on the matter.
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NHRC's pilot project aims to improve access to justice for prisoners in De
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has embarked upon a pilot project to improve access to justice to the prisoners in sixteen jails of Delhi through a legal aid system by fostering a sense of public service amongst the law students.
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Palestinians demand release of 90 corpses withheld by Israel for years
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Dozens of Palestinians on Monday rallied in the West Bank city of Jenin, demanding the return of 90 Palestinian corpses withheld by Israel for years.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking facilities for women facing domestic vi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking strict compliance under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act across the country and providing effective legal aid to females abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking strict compliance of provisions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking strict compliance of provisions under the Domestic Violence Act across the country, providing effective legal aid to females abused in matrimonial homes and creating shelter homes f
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Will be going to J-K on October 29 to oversee legal aid availability to th
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], October 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that he would be going to Jammu and Kashmir on October 29 to understand and oversee how legal aid is being made available to those in the border areas.
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UN office says eager to continue working with Minsk even despite recent cl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN office in Belarus said on Wednesday it was in contact with Minsk in connection with its claims to the legal aid program and was focused on continuing to work with the republic.
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Congress to extend legal aid to victims in cases of lynching, party's mino
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Chairman of Congress Minorities Department Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday said that the party will extend legal aid to victims of lynching and mob thrashing incidents and the minority department will make a legal team for the task.
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'Will organisations giving legal aid to suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists also
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Will the Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind, which is providing legal aid to two Al-Qaeda terror suspects help victims of terror attacks as well? asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli.
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Case against Muslim Youth League Kerala leaders for misappropriation of fu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], February 17 (ANI): A cheating case has been charged against Muslim Youth League Kerala general secretary PK Firoz and national general secretary CK Subair in connection with alleged misappropriation of funds collected in the name of providing legal aid to families
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