Sentences with phrase «basic human needs civil»

When the American Bar Association in 2006 called for a right to counsel in basic human needs civil cases, it gave five examples of what those might be, and housing was one of them.

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Should there be a corollary right in certain types of civil cases that involve basic human needs, such as when a person faces eviction from a home or the loss of parental rights?

Should there be a corollary right in certain types of civil cases that involve basic human needs, such as when a person faces eviction from a home or the -LSB-...]

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Because these kinds of issues so often mean the difference between hunger or food on the table, homelessness or a roof overhead, poverty or economic stability, your support for civil legal aid helps low - income people meet their most basic human needs.

In 2006, the American Bar Association house of delegates unanimously approved a report calling for a national civil Gideon to «provide legal counsel as a matter of right at public expense to low - income persons in those categories of adversarial proceedings where basic human needs are at stake, such as those involving shelter, sustenance, safety, health or child custody.»

Each year NJP provides critical civil legal assistance and representation to thousands of low - income people in cases affecting basic human needs such as family safety and security, housing preservation, protection of income, access to health care, education and other basic needs.

To achieve our mission, we provide free civil legal assistance in cases where it can make a difference in one's ability to meet one's basic human needs or in enforcing one's basic human rights, including access to housing, food, income, safety, education, and healthcare.

Civil legal issues affect basic human needs like housing and health care and can perpetuate poverty.

As many as 100 million Americans are living with civil justice problems, many of which are rooted in a lack of what the ABA terms «basic human needs», i.e. Food, Shelter, Safety and Health.