The Legal Aid Administration (LAA) took several steps to address issues of violence against women, including;
1) Established a Legal Aid Branch in Rahat (the largest Bedouin city in the Negev) in June 2016
2) Strengthened cooperation between the LAA and NGOs as well as with the Authority for Development and Housing of the Bedouins in the Negev (ADBN) in order to make legal aid more accessible to Bedouin women
3) Enhanced the accessibility of legal aid for women who are victims of prostitution – a joint project of the Southern District of the LAA with “Bishvilech” (For You) NGO
4) Provided legal assistance to women who are victims of domestic violence
5) Arranged a legal assistance for victims of trafficking
6) Presented "Access to Justice Stand"- an LAA counter which is located inside the court and aims to provide ad hoc legal aid (at the first stage). This counter provides access to preliminary legal counsel to unrepresented people from different populations
7) Provided a legal assistance to victims of sexual offences - according to a recent amendment, free legal representation is to be provided by the LAA to victims of sex offenses according to the Limitations on the Return of a Sex Offender to the Surroundings of the Victim of the Offence Law 5765-2004, which stipulates that these victims are exempted from the economic eligibility test laid out in the Legal Aid Law
8) Provided a guidance and representation for victims of fatal offences.