China has established 549000 village level public legal service entity platforms for legal aid | Legal | China
This paper, Beijing, June 16th, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Justice: As of the end of 2022, a total of 549000 village-level public legal service entity platforms have been built across the country, 38000 township public legal service workstations have been established relying on judicial offices, and more than 600,000 villages have been equipped with legal counsel, The public legal service hotline and the China Legal Service Network have been fully established and operated in a standardized manner.
It is reported that in order to improve the level of rule of law rural construction, in recent years, various regions have promoted the integrated planning, construction, and resource sharing of judicial offices and township public legal service stations, striving to provide timely, convenient, and efficient "one-stop" legal services for grassroots people. As of the end of 2022, there were a total of 39000 judicial institutions in China, including 30000 township judicial institutions.
Legal aid institutions in various regions have set up more than 70000 legal aid workstations based on township judicial offices, and more than 260000 legal aid contact points based on village committees. The public can obtain legal consultation, draft legal documents on behalf of others, and transfer legal aid applications from their doorstep. In 2022, legal aid institutions across the country organized and handled more than 830000 legal aid cases for farmers and migrant workers, benefiting nearly 960000 people and providing legal advice to more than 3.55 million people.
In addition, since 2021, more than 3.83 million rural "legal experts" have been cultivated nationwide. The vast number of "legal experts" are active in the fields and fields, targeting common rural conflicts and disputes such as marriage, family, neighborhood relationships, housing and homestead land, mountain and forest land, and high priced dowries. They carry out legal publicity to villagers, timely identify minor risks, resolve minor conflicts, and maintain rural social harmony and stability.