Según la legislación brasileña, la Defensoría Pública de la Unión (DPU) es la institución creada para, entre otras responsabilidades, promover la más amplia defensa de los derechos fundamentales de las personas necesitadas, cubriendo sus derechos individuales, colectivos, sociales, económicos, culturales y ambientales, siendo admisible todo tipo de actuaciones capaces de brindar su adecuada y efectiva tutela.
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Brazil: Legal advice and representation
According to the Brazilian legislation, the Federal Public Defender´s Office (DPU) is the institution created to, among other responsibilities, promote the broadest defense of the fundamental rights of people in need, including their individual, collective, social, economic, cultural and environmental rights, and to support all kinds of actions capable of providing adequate and effective protection.
Nigeria’s Justice Development & Peace Commission: Provision of legal aid on appeal
In Nigeria, the Eligibility Committee is responsible for matters relating to the determination of refugee status in the first instance under the National Commission for Refugee Act, 2004 (NCFR Act). In addition, the NCFR Act established the Refugee Appeal Board which acts as the second instance quasi-judicial body and hears appeals against the decisions of the Eligibility Committee.
Kenya: Refugee consortium of Kenya’s asylum support and legal aid representation
Established in 1998, the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) is a legal aid organisation whose mission is to safeguard and protect the rights and dignity of asylum-seekers, refugees, and host-communities through provision of legal aid, psychosocial support, advocacy, capacity strengthening and promotion of inclusive governance.
Argentina: Asesoramiento y representación legal para personas solicitantes de asilo, refugiadas y apátridas
En Argentina existe desde el año 2012 un mecanismo de asesoría y representación legal público y gratuito para las personas solicitantes de asilo, refugiadas y apátridas …
Argentina: Advice and legal representation for asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons
In Argentina, since 2012, there has been a mechanism within the framework of the Federal Public Defenders’ Office of Argentina (MPD) to ensure free public legal advice and representation for asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons who wish to have legal assistance in the procedure for determining their status.
Ecuador: Fortaleciendo alianzas para la defensa legal de personas solicitantes de asilo y refugiadas
Conforme la Constitución de la República, la Defensoría Pública del Ecuador es un órgano autónomo de la Función Judicial cuyo fin es garantizar el pleno e igual…
Ecuador: Strengthening partnerships to ensure legal services for asylum-seekers and refugees
In accordance with the 2008 Constitution of the Republic, the Public Defender’s Office of Ecuador (PDO) is an independent body of the judiciary whose purpose is to guarantee full
Philippines: Provision of free and accessible public legal assistance, counselling and representation to indigent persons of concern (POC)
In the Philippines, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), is the attached agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ) that provides indigent litigants free legal assistance, counselling and representation.
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
Amélioration de l’accès à la justice des minorités, groupes vulnérables, réfugiés et personnes déplacées; La Commission de la CEMAC s’engage à soutenir ses États Membres dans les efforts propres à garantir l’accès à la justice pour les réfugiés et les personnes déplacées. Elle entend...
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Promoting compliance with asylum legislation through research and legal support; ECRE provides thorough and authoritative analysis of EU asylum law with a particular focus on the implementation and reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as part of the Asylum Information Database...
Danish Refugee Council
DRC support to the Asylum Capacity Support Group mechanism- contributing with a two-pronged approach to strengthening of asylum procedures; DRC commits to the objectives of the GCR and hereby pledge our support to the Asylum Capacity Support Group (ACSG) mechanism with the objective of...
Belize
1. Belize shall display protection information advising on the right to seek asylum in Belize at border entry points; To ensure protection seekers can effectively access their rights, Belize pledges to provide clear and comprehensive information sets at all points of entry to Belize where asylum...