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Tajik Street Law Clinic opened doors
DUSHANBE 1 October 2001
DUSHANBE, 1 October 2001 (OSCE) - Today, the first Tajik Legal Clinic opened its doors at the Law Faculty of the Slavonic University in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Street Law Clinic represents the initial step in the creation of a Legal Support Center for the population, and in particular for women. The project has been carried out under the guidance of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), thanks to financial contribution from the government of Switzerland. The lessons of the Street Law Clinic focus in particular on gender issues.
Third year students of the Law Faculty are visiting on a weekly basis six high schools in Dushanbe and hold interactive lessons on legal issues in 18 classes. The Russian-Slavonic University in Dushanbe contributed by giving all students academic credits for this extracurricular activity and by providing space for lesson preparations and storage of equipment and material
"We receive a lot of requests from high schools to hold lessons with more classes", says the Director of the Street Law Clinic, Fat'ma Rustamova. She adds that more than the current maximum of 20 students would like to be active in the clinic.
The program of the Legal Clinic includes classes on human rights and particular women's rights, election laws, family and marriage code, trafficking in human beings, as well as classes on topics such as equal rights versus equal opportunities, traditions and norms versus laws.
The students will adapt the lessons continuously, thereby integrating suggestions and reactions from the high school students. Through the clinics activities the level of civic education in high schools is increased and the students gain practical experience in their academic field.
Third year students of the Law Faculty are visiting on a weekly basis six high schools in Dushanbe and hold interactive lessons on legal issues in 18 classes. The Russian-Slavonic University in Dushanbe contributed by giving all students academic credits for this extracurricular activity and by providing space for lesson preparations and storage of equipment and material
"We receive a lot of requests from high schools to hold lessons with more classes", says the Director of the Street Law Clinic, Fat'ma Rustamova. She adds that more than the current maximum of 20 students would like to be active in the clinic.
The program of the Legal Clinic includes classes on human rights and particular women's rights, election laws, family and marriage code, trafficking in human beings, as well as classes on topics such as equal rights versus equal opportunities, traditions and norms versus laws.
The students will adapt the lessons continuously, thereby integrating suggestions and reactions from the high school students. Through the clinics activities the level of civic education in high schools is increased and the students gain practical experience in their academic field.