Poland - 2012
Is legal support for victims available from public agencies/bodies? Is there access for victims to assistance and justice?
- Code:
- RED12
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes. |
| Qualitative Info |
Victims of discrimination can seek legal support in the Human Rights Defender's office where they can obtain free legal advice. They may also receive free legal aid concerning their employment rights in the National Labour Inspectorate. Everybody may go to court and bring an action at law. They may ask to exempt from court costs and grant him or her a legal representative who would act on his or her behalf. However, a law on free legal aid still has not been adopted. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | |
| External Url | http://www.rpo.gov.pl/; http://www.bip.pip.gov.pl/pl/bip/porady_wszystkie; http://prawo.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/502826,komorowski_potrzebny_system_nieodplatnej_pomocy_prawnej.html |
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