GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEUGANDAMEASURESTHE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS (FIDA) (FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR GENDER BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVORS)
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The Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA) (Free Legal Services for Gender Based Violence Survivors)
Type of Measure
Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Brief Description

The Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA) offers free legal services to women survivors of gender based violence. Services are offered both in English and the locally spoken language in the area. All lawyers providing services in Uganda are required to provide pro bono services to vulnerable people especially women.

Source of Information
Response of the Government of Uganda to the Questionnaire on Violence against Women 2012, pg 14
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