Avocats Sans Frontières
International NGO active in the human-rights and development sector
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Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), also known in Dutch as Advocaten Zonder Grenzen (English: "Lawyers without Borders"), is an international NGO active in the human rights and development sector. Created in 1992 by a group of Belgian lawyers, ASF's main objective is to advocate for institutions and mechanisms that facilitate access to independent and fair justice systems that ensure legal security and guarantee fundamental human rights.
Founded1992
Location
- Brussels, Belgium
Region served
Development aidMethodField interventions, providing access to justice, legal aid and legal assistance
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| Founded | 1992 |
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Region served | Development aid |
| Method | Field interventions, providing access to justice, legal aid and legal assistance |
Key people | Chantal van Cutsem, General Director |
| Employees | more than 130 full time staff world-wide |
| Website | www.asf.be |
Avocats Sans Frontières has no affiliation with Lawyers Without Borders, and does not use an English name.