Legal Aid & Consultancy Center ( LACC )
Manbhawan, Lalitpur
Legal Aid & Consultancy Center ( LACC )
Manbhawan, Lalitpur
HUMAN RIGHTS & GOOD GOVERNANCE
1. Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Since its inception, the Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) has been at the forefront of the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with a strong focus on supporting women affected by domestic violence and other forms of abuse.
LACC is deeply committed to empowering survivors by providing free legal aid, ensuring they receive justice, protection, and dignity.
Beyond legal support, LACC has actively worked to raise awareness and build capacity through impactful initiatives, including:
Training of Trainers (ToT) programs for youth at both the national and local levels,
Workshops, and
Policy advocacy efforts aimed at addressing and eliminating GBV at its root.
With a holistic approach, LACC continues to be a strong voice and ally in the movement for gender equality and justice.
2. Human Trafficking
Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) is deeply committed to eliminating human trafficking through a comprehensive, multi-layered approach.
At the policy level, LACC actively advocates for the effective implementation of the National Action Plan on Combating Human Trafficking, working closely with stakeholders to influence change and strengthen national response mechanisms.
On the ground, LACC works to prevent trafficking and support survivors by:
1. Mobilizing trained community networks
2. Providing free legal aid and paralegal services
3. Raising awareness in vulnerable communities
3. Building local capacities through targeted training
5. Leading public campaigns to inform and protect
Through these efforts, LACC aims to reduce vulnerability, empower communities, and ensure justice and support for survivors.
With years of experience and a strong referral network, LACC continues to be a trusted leader in the fight against human trafficking in Nepal.
3. Minorities Rights
Minorities people in Nepal including women, children, Dalits, Janajatis, Madhesis, people from the Far West, and sexual and gender minorities, lived less-privileged lives. LACC is always working for protection and promotion of the minorities’ rights by providing free legal services, addressing their property issues, creating legal awareness, supporting gender issues for women within minorities and third gender who suffer double discrimination. LACC has used different strategies to reach out to the concerned stakeholders to sensitize and raise awareness. It conducts various workshops and seminars to reach out to the high level authorities concerning policies, laws and challenges on minorities’ issues. In the community level, awareness raising programs and various outreach programs are conducted for minority people.
4. Disaster Risk Reduction
After the earthquake of 2015, LACC established a ‘legal desk’ for addressing post earthquake cases of gender based violence and marginalized communities. Free legal aid services such as instant legal counseling, paralegal services, psychological support, free legal aid including initial drafting to Implementation and other referral and legal related services for survivors of gender based violence in the post disaster surroundings were provided through the Legal Desk. LACC also conducted Capacity Strengthening Training to the local level mechanism related to disaster related Justice System in most affected districts which are Sindhupalchowk and Kavre. LACC conducts various other activities related to DRR such as mobile legal camps, coordination meetings with districts and local level authorities, dissemination of Public Service Announcement (PSA) and dissemination of informative leaflets related to disaster management and legal information.
5. Sexual and Reproductive Rights (SRHR)
Virtual Training Session on Promotion of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Elimination of Chhoupadi. This Training has been developed for the promotion of SRHR and Ending Chhoupadi. The training is designed to build the capacity of health personnel, elected members of local government, and Concerned government employees From Achham and Kailali District. The main agenda of the training was to help individuals develop skills in communication, Advocacy, and leadership on the subject matter such as Gender, Gender Based Violence, Legal frameworks on SRHR and Chhoupadi, Women’s body politics on SRHR, and Dignified Menstruation.
SRHR promotes reproductive decision-making, freedom from forced abortion, access to information and appropriate reproductive education; freedom from harmful traditional practices and gender based violence and freedom to express one’s sexuality. Nepal has shown its commitment to International human rights instruments by ratifying major conventions and by endorsing International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), it has ensured women’s sexual, reproductive and health rights. In this aspects, LACC lobbies members of parliament, public policy advisors and government representatives to enact relevant gender friendly draft bills, abolish discriminatory laws, and meet its obligations under the International human rights instruments to which Nepal is signatory.
6. Transistional Justice
LACC Nepal has also worked for transitional justice through different activities both at policy and community levels. For instance, in 5 conflict-affected districts (Dang, Dailekh, Surkhet, Achham and Kailali), LACC in partnership with UN-WOMEN provided legal services along with medical and counseling support to the conflict affected people. It carried out the oral history recordings of conflict victims and worked with then-Local Peace Committees (LPCs). LACC also provided conflict management trainings to conflict affected people.
In 2010, LACC Nepal filed a Writ in the Supreme Court against the existing policy provisions of property right in which family of disappeared person has to wait for 12 years to be able to own and enjoy the property essentially depriving them from socio-economic and property rights. The Supreme Court ordered to frame the necessary law to address this issue.
