Center for Protection of Rights of Disadvantaged Citizens

Providing free legal aid services for disadvantaged groups and managing public interest lawsuits, in order to protect the rights of disadvantaged groups and promote social equality and justice. Through innovative legal education models, organizing the front line of legal research and promoting the improvement of national policies and Chinese law.

Goals

The best lawyers providing the best legal services for those who need it most.

Major Projects

• Legal consultation and representation
• Public interest law education, publicity, and promotion
• Human rights protection projects
• Advising students on summer community activities
• Papers on NGOs, legal aid, public interest lawsuits, clinical education regarding legal aid and public interest law
• Encouraging other educational facilities and centers to follow our model

Major Achievements

• 2004, Ministry of Justice, “National Legal Aid Advanced Group”
• 2005, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee Propaganda Department and Hubei Civil Affairs Department, “Charitable Star”
• 2005, Wuchang District “Outstanding Youth Rights Protection Guard”
• 2006, Ministry of Civil Affairs, “National Civil Non-Enterprise Unit Self-Regulation and Integrity Advanced Unit”
• 2006, “Wuhan Advanced Group for Volunteer Disability Services”
• 2007, Hubei Legal Aid Center, “Government Legal Aid's 'Good Helper'”
• 2009, Hubei Department of Justice, “Advanced Group Implementing Privately Operated Projects for the Provincial Party and Provincial Government”
• Also received State Council, the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Committee and the Hubei Provincial Communist Youth League, “National Poverty Alleviation Advanced Group,” “First National Outstanding Group for Youth Volunteer Services,” “Hubei Model for Youth Volunteer Activities”

Major Funders

Ford Foundation

Major Partners

Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan University Center for the Study of Clinical Legal Education (武汉大学诊所法律教育研究中心), Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute (武汉大学公益与发展法律研究中心)

Distinctions

As China’s first legal aid institution, establish by the Wuhan law school, we are both a legal aid organization and a practice base for legal study. With the rights protection of disadvantaged groups as our goal, we provide legal aid, take on public interest law suits and cases, carry out public interest law activities, and undertake legal research projects in order to promote societal civilization and the advancement of the rule of law.