PILnet, through its “Hong Kong Pro Bono Clearinghouse”, works with social purpose organizations (SPOs) in Hong Kong – including NGOs, non-profits, and social enterprises – to identify their legal issues and connect them with pro bono lawyers in PILnet’s network who have the relevant expertise to help. PILnet helps SPOs pinpoint their legal needs, matches them with qualified lawyers to provide free legal assistance, and works with both sides to create a strategic partnership for sustained impact.
PILnet secured pro bono legal assistance for Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (ACSVAW), a Hong Kong-based NGO that has been raising awareness about sexual violence and providing support to survivors since 1997. PILnet facilitated a partnership between law firms Lewis Silkin and Karas So LLP to help ACSVAW review existing laws, policies, and prosecution practices in relation to persistent child sexual abuse in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions with similar legal systems. The result was a comprehensive and detailed report, which ACSVAW continuously refers to when crafting their position papers and advocacy strategy in the child sexual abuse law reform process.
Partnerships like this are worth celebrating, especially when the collaboration deepens beyond the research itself: several lawyers who worked on the project went on to attend ACSVAW’s public symposium on sexual abuse law reform in Hong Kong. To read more about this collaboration, please visit this page.
All information submitted is confidential, and will only be shared with your approval. Once you complete the form, a PILnet staff member will contact you to discuss the details of your legal needs and to help you prepare a request for pro bono assistance. PILnet will circulate this request for assistance to the legal professionals within our global pro bono network. Once PILnet has identified a match for your legal needs, a PILnet staff member will connect you directly to the volunteer lawyer or firm and facilitate their engagement. All work assigned through this clearinghouse is free of charge.
關注婦女性暴力協會是香港的非政府組織，自1997年以來，致力提升公眾對性暴力的認知，並為倖存者提供支援。PILnet 促成了世勤律師事務所（Lewis Silkin）與祁卓信蘇期殷律師行（Karas So LLP）建立合作夥伴關係，以義務性質協助協會檢視香港及其他具有類似法律體系的司法管轄區，針對持續性侵犯兒童的現行法律、政策及檢控手法。此合作產出了一份全面且詳盡的書面報告，作為協會在持續性侵犯兒童的法律改革過程中，擬定立場書及倡議策略時的重要參考文件。
數名參與本研究項目的律師亦隨後出席了協會舉辦的香港性罪行法律改革研討會，可見合作關係已超越了研究本身，並進一步深化。如欲進一步了解本合作項目，請瀏覽此頁面（只供英文版）。
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