ACCEPT is the first Romanian non-governmental organization that defends and promotes the rights of LGBTs at the national level. ACCEPT provides legal assistance to people discriminated on account of their sexual orientation, gender or HIV positive status.
associations/legal-aid-organisations
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Romania
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France
The Ardhis's mission is to defend and promote the legal right of residence and asylum of homosexual and transsexual foreigners in France. The persons who the organization is working for suffer the double discrimination of being a foreigner but also a homosexual and / or transsexual. This discrimination can be experienced:
- In daily life: access to employment, housing etc.
- In relations with the prefectural government and / or consular
- In their relationships with their cultural community in France
Ardhi’s work focuses on the discrimination faced in relations with the prefectural government and / or consular, but the organization assists their customers also in dealing with other forms of discrimination. -
Poland
KPH offers free legal counseling for the victims of discrimination based on sexual orientation. The areas of counseling: criminal, civil, labor and administrative law.
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France
The association provides free legal hotlines, social, psychological support and employment assistance, provided by professionals who provide information, advice and support for LGBT people.
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France
The association actively supports the victims of discrimination and assault related to sexual orientation, gender identity or health status. The aim is to assist and support victims during trials, with a civil action where appropriate.
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Austria
Courage is an advisory center for LGBT community in Vienna. Besides psychological counseling the center offers legal counseling.
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United Kingdom
Law Centre (NI) is a not for profit agency working to advance social welfare rights in Northern Ireland. The Law Centre promotes social justice and provides specialist legal support to advice giving organisations and disadvantaged individuals. The organization delivers legal services to members in community care, employment, immigration, social security and mental health.
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Slovenia
Lesbian Section SKUC-LL is an NGO, which (among other areas of work) is providing victim's assistance, counseling and legal help for LGBT victims of discrimination, violence and harassment. The organization also runs a special webpage Pink ALARM for on line reporting of hate crime, discrimination, violence etc. for LGBT victims: www.ljudmila.org/lesbo/alarm
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United Kingdom
Free Legal Advice for the Gay Community Once a month, advice sessions are dedicated to clients from the LGBT community. These sessions are devoted to clients who have any concerns relating to:
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Czech Republic
provides psychological and legal advice in areas of:
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France
RAVAD is a LGBT assistance network with the aim of helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and transgender people victims of aggressions or discriminations. It was created on 13rd May 1953 by 13 different federated associations as well as other associations acting in their own names. So far, many other associations are members of this organisation. The board is composed of members of these associations and respects the LGBT principles of parity and equality.
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Austria
RKL does political lobbying as well as litigation in the courts. And it offers free legal counseling in all areas of the law related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life. RKL is pleading for equal rights of same-sex partnerships, including same-sex marriage, and for comprehensive and effective antidiscrimination-legislation. RKL produces quarterly newsletter Ius Amandi, which deals with legal and political issues of lgbt-life.
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France
SOS homophobie provides a counseling service and support for victims or witnesses of homophobic discrimination.
