Háttér (‘Backing’) Legal Counselling Service for LGBT People

Policy Response DateJanuary 1, 2000 Country: Hungary Address: Budapest General Type: Discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Homophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market, Daily life

The Legal Counselling Service has been running since 2000.

Its aim is to assist victims of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and victims of homophobic crimes. It provides counselling and legal representation in court cases.

Major areas of activity: workplace discrimination, discrimination in the military, assistance with registered partnership contracts and wills, representation in divorce and child custody cases.

In 2009 and 2010, the Legal Counselling Service was supported by the EEA/Norwegian Financial Mechanism and the Fővárosi Szociális Közalapítvány [Social Public Foundation of Budapest]. Formerly, it was supported by the Open Society Institute.

Sources:

NGO facebook and web pages: http://www.facebook.com/HatterTarsasag and http://www.hatter.hu/ (Date of access: 06.03.2012)