We offer free legal assistance to people experiencing Gender Based Violence (GBV).

Gender-based violence refers to acts of violence that are harmful to an individual or group of individuals that are based on their gender. It is rooted in gender inequality, abuse of power and the application of harmful principles. The term is used primarily to highlight the fact that structural, gender-based power disparities put women and girls at risk for various forms of violence. While women and girls suffer disproportionately from gender-based violence, men and boys can also be targeted. The term is also sometimes used to describe violence against the LGBTQIA+ community when referring to violence related to masculinity/femininity and/or gender norms. (Source: https://www.unic.un.org.pl)

Support is provided by lawyers and psychologists working with the Homo Faber Association.

The scope of GBV intervention includes:

- violence (including domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking, economic violence);

- human trafficking.

Legal assistance that can be obtained at Homo Faber, depending on staff capacity, includes:

• preliminary diagnosis of the client's legal situation and needs – assignment of a case manager, who is in constant contact with the client;
• providing information about their rights and legal options to solve the problem they are dealing with;
• providing all the necessary guidance (including on how to safely leave the person inflicting violence);
• building a comprehensive support path – legal, psychological, social assistance;
• writing intervention and support letters;
• support in obtaining a public defender;
• in justified cases, the Association's involvement in a criminal case as a public organization;
• sending an observer or trusted person to the hearing.

To receive our assistance, please contact us:

• at +48 696 800 262 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
• by e-mail: info@hf.org.pl
• in person at baobab, 39b Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, Lublin from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.