Overview

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights, feminist organisation run for Latin American women, and 100% run by Latin American women.

Their mission is to reach out and provide tools to empower Latin American women in the UK to pursue personal and social change. They help women to assert their rights to be free from all forms of discrimination and violence, lead empowered and fulfilled lives, enjoy their human rights to the full and become central actors in achieving social change.

They support the immediate and long term needs of Latin American women migrants in the UK through specialist advice, advocacy, information and counselling services in a personalised, confidential and impartial manner. All their services are free, held in Spanish and Portuguese and in women-only settings.

They offer:

• Housing, Benefits and Debt advice
• Violence Against Women and Girls
• Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Latin American Girls and Young Women
• Policy, Research, Advocacy and Campaigning
• Outreach and Integration
• English Classes
• Trafficking and Prostitution
• Practical Guides
• Additional Services, including Childcare and Family Law.