2012
Is legal support for victims available from public agencies/bodies? Is there access for victims to assistance and justice?
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Austria
Yes. legal support for victims of discrimination is provided by the Ombud for Equal Treatment (Gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft). Access to a dispute resolution bodies is available at the Equal Treatment Commission (Gleichbehandlungskommission) as well as by the court system.
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Bulgaria
Yes.
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Cyprus
No, the equality body provides only unofficial advice on what further steps to take.
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Denmark
No.
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Finland
Yes, legal support is available.
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France
Yes
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Germany
No.
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Greece
No
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Hungary
Yes.
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Ireland
The Equality Authority, a public body, provides legal support for victims of discrimination on a strategic enforcement basis. Victims can access information and legal support from the Equality Authority. They can access redress mechanisms through the Equality Tribunal, a quasi-judicial public body.
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Italy
Yes.
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Poland
Yes.
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Romania
The National Council for Combating Discrimination offers legal support but it does not assist or represent alleged victims of discrimination in court or other administrative procedures.
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Slovenia
Yes, in principle legal support is available for victims to access procedures and justice. This is ensured both by the tasks allocated to the Advocate of the Principle of Equality and by the Free Legal Aid recognizing the right to free legal aid in court procedures.
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Spain
Yes, Law 1 / 1996 Legal Aid includes the right of the Spanish people to have legal aid. On the other hand, Law 4 / 2000 on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social, Article 22 also contains this right for foreigners in Spain.
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Sweden
The Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority (Brottsoffermyndigheten) offers financial support to victims.