Rights of Women is a womens' voluntary organisation. The service is committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights.
It specialises in providing information about family law, divorce and relationship breakdown, children and contact issues, domestic violence, sexual violence, discrimination and lesbian parenting as well as immigration and asylum and trafficking.
Rights of Women provides free confidential legal advice covering the following topics:
Family Law
Advice line for advice on issues including:
- domestic violence and abuse
- relationship breakdown
- issues relating to children, including parental responsibility
- child contact and residence
If you are calling in London telephone: 020 7608 1137
Phone times: Mondays between 11am to 1pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 2pm and 4pm.
If you are calling outside of London telephone: 020 7251 6577
Phone times Monday to Thursday 7pm to 9pm and Fridays between midday and 2pm.
Criminal law
Advice line for advice on issues including:
- sexual offences
- domestic violence and harassment
- the rights of victims
- witnesses and defendants
- criminal injuries compensation
If you are calling in London telephone: 020 7608 1137.
Phone times: Thursdays between 2pm to 4pm.
If you are calling outside of London telephone: 020 7251 8887.
Phone times Tuesdays between 11am to 1pm.
Immigration and asylum law
Advice line for advice on issues including:
- the rights of European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and their family members
- claiming asylum in the UK, trafficking
- domestic violence and immigration law
- no recourse to public funds
Telphone: 020 7490 7689.
Phone times: Mondays between 2pm to 4pm and Wednesdays between 11am to 1pm.
Further offers and advice available
Training for organisations on issues concerning womens rights and the law.
Guidance for policy makers, and work to put womens rights on the public policy agenda.
Information about womens rights through several publications which include handbooks and information sheets on key issues of family law, and women and the law. An advice line flyer can be downloaded from the website. Printed copies can be requested using the email address.
Referral
Self-referral