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WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"We’re dealing with folks who can’t afford attorneys, who just don’t even know where to turn," one lawyer says.
Fewer than 1 percent of people in police custody in Cook County ever speak with an attorney.
By ensuring that the most vulnerable members of an already vulnerable community have the legal representation they need and deserve, civil legal aid organizations play a vital role in advancing LGBT rights.
Civil legal aid organizations are in the business of advancing one of the biggest, boldest ideas ever conceived in our nation's history: justice for all. It's an idea with roots in our country's founding principle that we are all equal participants in our society and thus deserving of equal rights, opportunities, and the protections of the law.
Legal advocacy for the vulnerable is absolutely critical to protecting human rights and accessing justice. In Tunisia, many of the accused have been in custody for days or even weeks before they are appointed a lawyer.
