Justice Center for Legal Aid

Justice Center for Legal Aid
مركز العدل للمساعدة القانونية
Formation2008
Purposelegal aid
HeadquartersAmman, Jordan
Region served
Jordan
Key people
Hadeel Abdel Aziz, Executive Director
Websitewww.jcla-org.com/en
Not to be confused with Legal Aid Justice Center.

Justice Center for Legal Aid (JCLA) is a Jordan-based non-profit and non-governmental organization that was established in 2008 and is registered with the Jordanian Societies Registry.[1]

Since being founded in Amman in 2008, JCLA has expanded from a single legal aid clinic in Amman to Jordan's largest legal aid provider, with 21 clinics spread throughout the country's 12 governorates. [2] JCLA is the first legal aid organization established in Jordan, a country with 13 active organizations that provide legal aid. JCLA defends more clients than the other 12 organizations combined.[3]

Each month, JCLA provides legal consultations to approximately 375 beneficiaries, legal counsel to approximately 150 beneficiaries in 200 cases, and awareness sessions to approximately 3600 vulnerable citizens.[4] Nearly 80 per cent of recipients of the center's services are Jordanian citizens, and between 60 and 70 per cent of them are women who face financial hardships.[5]

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  2. ^ "Justice Center for Legal Aid". Peace Insight. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "JORDAN RULE OF LAW AND ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSESSMENT" (PDF). Democracy International. USAID. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "JLCA". Namati. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ Al Emam, Dana. "Formation of national legal aid system urged". Jordan Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.