Legal Counselling -Refugee Consortium of Kenya

Services Offered: 

• Legal counselling- client interviews
• Registration of single business licenses and permits, registration of companies.
• Legal representation in court and in civil, criminal and family matters. Interventions at police station and in court. - SGBV cases, child custody and maintenance, guardianship Legal services for survivors of violence, Legal services for people in detention, Legal services for people who are stateless applications, asylum representation.
• Rights, duties and obligations of individuals
• Refugee Status Determination representation (Asylum interviews), Refugee appeals representation
• Help drafting legal documents, contracts, partnership deeds, pleadings (affidavits)
• Remove accompaniments to legal and administrative appointments
• Assistance in acquiring civil documentation Birth, marriage, death
• Assistance in registration of community groups- CBO, Self help groups, SACCOs,
• Support in mediation cases
• Referrals for probono lawyers

Eligibility Criteria

This service is available to:

• Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
• Host Communities
• Stateless Persons
• Survivors of torture, human trafficking and Discrimination
• LGBTQIA

Accessibility

• You Can Reach us through the office number: 0701414978
• Appointments can be made in person during office working hours 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Monday to Thursday at compound 3-RCK offices, near UNHCR compound or by Email info@rckkenya.org.
• Services are available with or without referrals
• Languages available- Arabic, Somali, Dinka, Nuer, English, Swahili. Available by phone and access points.
• Both male and female interpreters are available
• Both male and female staff are available and friendly.
• All services are free of charge
• Available Mon-Thursday 8am-5pm RCK offices compound 3, closed on public holidays

Feedback Mechanisms and Timeframe

Email, Phone call, virtual, or physical. 

Responses are as soon as possible