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Legal Aid Administration (LAA)
Type of Measure
Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Trafficking
Brief Description

The Legal Aid Administration (LAA) is a unit within the Ministry of Justice. It provides free legal aid to victims of trafficking in civil procedures and in certain administrative procedures. While it is part of the Government of Israel, it enjoys independence and files suits or petitions against the Government of Israel on behalf of the victims. Legal aid is granted free of charge, and the victims are exempted from the economic eligibility test as set by the Legal Aid Law 5732-1972, usually required in order to prove one's entitlement for free legal aid services. Furthermore, those assisted by the LAA are also exempted from all filing fees that apply to legal proceedings in every instance, including the Immigration and Labor Courts

In criminal proceedings involving severe sex offences, victims are assisted by the LAA in the criminal proceedings from the point the indictment was filed; some victims of sex trafficking receive aid in the criminal proceedings in this manner. Government Resolution No. 1862 plan includes a recommendation to amend the Legal Aid Law to expand this aid to all victims of trafficking, starting at the investigation phase – to support them and to better ensure their representation necessary.

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