The project’s objective is to improve the situation of the Roma minority and other vulnerable and marginalized groups by ensuring equal access to rights and support in the form of primary legal  aid so as to facilitate access to socio-economic rights.

The major activities will be related to the Roma population in the area of Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja, Vukovar-Srijem and Zagreb County, since regardless of the significant achievements in solving specific problems of the Roma community and the inclusion of Roma in recent years, numerous inherited problems and life specifics of the Roma community members on the one hand, and exposure to discrimination, intolerance and prejudice on the other hand, remain key obstacles to their full integration into the wider society.

Besides the Roma minority, that is primary direct beneficiary of this project, professional legal staff  will also provide legal assistance to other marginalized and socially excluded groups in our society in the process of exercising rights that are difficult to  obtain due to low citizens’ awareness  of their rights.

ILC office is the focal point for the coordination of all project activities and it is available during working hours to the beneficiaries in need of direct legal advice by a professional legal ILC’s staff. Legal assistance  will also be provided through the minimum of four monthly field visits to Roma settlements, as well as via telephone and official e-mail.