Attorneys & human rights experts providing remote aid in 14 countries and ground level teams in Turkey & Greece & Italy & Switzerland. Advocates provide rapid legal aid response & asylum info to refugees, without charge and without discrimination of identity.
Preferred volunteers:
1. Bilingual attorneys qualified in Greek, Turkish, Italian asylum law, or otherwise qualified for legal practice in the EU.
2. Trauma therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, or other trained medical professionals interested and capable of assisting remotely and in Greece or Turkey (limited space in Italy as well).
3. Interpreters for Farsi, Dari, Urdu, Pashto, Arabic, French, and Kurdi. Positions available for both the field (Greece, Turkey primarily) and remote assistance.
Field missions run a minimum of 3 weeks, and longer term applicants are considered favorably. Remote positions are available, based on suitability, so please apply to inquire further.
Application: Please send your CV and short letter of interest to volunteer@advocatesabroad.org
Good platform that enables lawyers to help asylum seekers by providing information and preparing them for interviews. Requires quite some preparation ahead of stay (depending on background) and admin tasks throughout to ensure proper follow up of clients. I would recommend this to any lawyer that has only around 3 weeks, is independent/can look after him/herself/take initiative, and wants to provide concrete help to people.