SAHIL REFERRAL UNITS

Sahil Referral Units Interventions     Pictures Of Sahil Referral Units   

Sahil Volunteer Partnership Unit (SWAT)

Referral Units (RUs) have been successfully established at Abbottabad, Sukkur, Jaffarabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi/ Islamabad.  

Four Referral Units of Abbottabad, Sukkur, Jaffarabad and Lahore have been staffed with a Unit Coordinator, Officer Counseling, a part time Legal consultant and office support staff.  

Rawalpindi/ Islamabad Referral Unit is an addendum to the Head Office and is supporting the Adiala Jail Intervention. It has a full time Legal Advisor and Senior Program Officer on its staff.  

Initial visits to the districts were made and MOUs were signed with Sungi in Abbottabad, Women Organization in Sukkur headed by the Local Union Counselor and NCHD in Jaffarabad. Networking meetings were held with local NGOs for introducing Sahil’s activities excluding the Rawalpindi Referral Unit.

            PROVISION OF LEGAL AID AT REFERRAL UNITS

During 2006, a total of 36 CSA cases were dealt by SAHIL. Free legal services were provided at the four Referral Units.

• Jafferabad RU has dealt with 6 legal cases

• Sukhur has RU dealt with 5 legal cases

• Abbottabad RU has dealt with 5 legal cases

• Rawalpindi/ Islamabad RU has dealt with 20 legal cases

                             REFFERAL UNITS AND MEDIA MONITORING

 Referral Unit teams monitor 31 regional daily newspapers.

• Abbottabad   -   4 Urdu daily newspapers

• Sukhur          –  2 Urdu daily newspapers

• Jafferabad    –  7 Urdu daily newspapers

• Rawalpindi    – 5 English and 10 Urdu daily newspapers

Volunteers are also contributing to the monitoring of 13 Sindhi regional newspapers, and 12 Urdu daily newspapers.

                               F.I.R POSTER DISPLAYS AT DISTRICTS

As an initial introduction to Sahil Legal Aid facility, F.I.R posters have been put up in police stations, District courts, bar councils and local organizations.

Meetings with lawyers, judges, police officials are an on going activity for increasing the display of the posters for imparting the message of legal aid to the victim and survivor families.

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