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The
Legal Aid Cell was established in 1992 to provide
free legal aid to the victims of
 violence,
dowry death, desertion, rape, molestation, abuse
etc. This project facilitated networking with
organisations within India and spreading legal
awareness and gender sensitisation within Assam. TDMS
has been a forerunner in the terms of gender
sensitization programs, counseling domestic
violence victims and providing free legal support
to over 700 victims.
The Centre provides free legal aid and counseling
for women with problems and seeks to empowering
women through legal education. Other important
activities are gender sensitisation of service
providers and general public and students and
documentation. The
functioning of the legal aid cell has been a great
success. The project coordinator and the legal
counselor of the Samiti are now office bearers of
the District Women's Cell at the Tezpur Sadar Thana
as Vice President and
Coordinator respectively. The
recommended cases of the Samiti are taken up
sincerely and every now and then the
District Women's Cell also refers some cases of
dispute to the Samiti to resolve. The legal aid cell
is firmly established as a cell that delivers
redress to victims of violence.
The
lobby to formulate the Legal Services Authority Act,
mandatory in the District, is again diluted due to
the precarious condition of Government finances.
Nevertheless the effort has been initiated for a
state wide network to put pressure on the
Government. This was done through the statewide
network of the Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti (APMS).
The TDMS
Counseling Centre has established a sense of
credibility in society and more than 200 women
have received advice and guidance. |
