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First Legal Clinic Opens in Lebanon
After extensive technical assistance from the Open Society Justice Initiative, Lebanon’s first legal clinic, based at University of the Holy Spirit in Kaslik, opened its doors on March 14.
Fifteen law students have been selected for the clinic’s course on practical human rights issues and public interest advocacy. The students will first receive a three-month training on human rights standards and lawyering for social justice. They will then begin to provide legal assistance on human rights and public interest cases selected by several leading attorneys affiliated with the Public Interest Advocacy Center in Beirut.
The clinic will offer practical experience to the university's law students while providing legal assistance to underserved clients.
