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Legalaid Ukraine: Mission Vision Values

OUR MISSION Protecting human rights by providing equal access to legal information and justice, and strengthening legal opportunities and the legal empowerment of vulnerable groups and local communities.   OUR VISION People across Ukraine employ legal tools to address their day-to-day life challenges and enjoy equal access to justice. A network of independent legal aid…

Interview on the development, governance and ongoing evolution of Ontario’s free legal aid system – John McCamus, the Board Chair for Legal Aid Ontario.

Prior to the creation of Legal Aid Ontario, what legal aid services were available to vulnerable low-income Ontarians and how did the system gradually evolve? Those unable to afford legal counsel relied primarily on volunteer lawyers offering their services directly, through charities or via their Law Society.