Organizations Offering Legal Representation To Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (“UNHCR”) and the Committee for Civic Assistance (“CCA”) provide legal consulting to refugees and forced migrants, mediate between refugees and the authorities, defend refugees in the courts, and advocate for refugee rights to housing and work. In connection with these tasks, both organizations have constant contact with all structures dealing with refugee problems: the Federal Migration Service, regional migration services, and the Commission on Refugees in the State Duma.
Read more about this topic: Russian Federation Law On Refugees
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