It was initiated in 2012 by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Delegation of the European Union to China, and is meant to support the role of legal aid in promoting justice and safeguarding social fairness.
Judicial organs administrativedepartmentsat all levels should further promote legal aid work, improve the legal aid system under socialism with Chinese characteristics and strive to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of people in need, said Minister of Justice, Wu Aiying at a meetingtheMeeting on legal Aid Improvement on October 19 in Beijing.
A joint meeting system has been established in Chizhou, Anhui province to improve the efficiency and quality of legal aid in criminal cases.
August 25 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the legal aid center in Pudong new area. The Local judicial bureau hosted a legal aid consultation event in the area's Shuangyong plaza.
The Hangzhou Legal Aid Service Standards were drafted by the Hangzhou judicial bureau and approved and issued by the Hangzhou quality and technical supervision bureau.
Hunan became the first province to integrate online and offline legal aid when its public legal service center and website started operation on Jan 8.
An online video system is helping residents in Shanxi province receive legal aid in a more convenient way since its trial operation starting Dec 3, 2015.
The legislature in Shanxi province passed a legal aid regulation on Dec 25 of last year that became effective on Jan 1.
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