UNHCR’s Legal Partner, Cabinet Maître LEMSEGUEM, operates across all provinces in Morocco. As an asylum-seeker or a refugee, you have the right to approach and request legal assistance from UNHCR’s Legal partner for any legal dispute you may face.
➡️ Legal assistance is available for cases of:
- Deportation
- Administrative detention
- Abuse and violence
- Other cases falling under civil law (such as divorce, custody, and birth registration), rent law, commercial law, and labour law.
In addition, UNHCR’s legal unit provides counselling and assistance by:
- Disseminating information on rights and duties of recently registered asylum seekers and providing them with legal counselling.
- Providing information on obtaining national documentation (residence permit, work permit, civil status- birth certificate/marriage certificate/death certificate, etc.)
- Legally representing refugees and asylum seekers with authorities (before the courts, before the police in case of detention)
➡️ Who can benefit from counselling and legal assistance services?
Any refugee or asylum-seeker registered with UNHCR’s office in Morocco can benefit from services provided by UNHCR’s Counselling and Legal Assistance Unit and UNHCR’s legal partner Cabinet Maître El Kbir LEMSEGUEM.
➡️ How to seek counselling and legal assistance?
You can seek counselling and legal assistance through UNHCR’s partner:
Maître El Kbir Lemseguem
- Address: Cabinet Maître El Kbir LEMSEGUEM, 55 bis, bloc 4, Takaddom, Rabat
- Working hours: Monday to Friday from 08h00 until 16:30
Tel: +212 (0)5 37 80 54 35/+212 (0)6 06 35 35 06. It is recommended to call to make an appointment.
You can also contact UNHCR office at +212 (0) 537 545400 from 09:00 to 12:30 from monday to friday or UNHCR Protection Hotline on +212(0) 666 58 43 61 every Friday from 09:00 to 12:30.
➡️Where Can I get help if I am arrested?
If you are under arrest, at risk of refoulement or expulsion, please call UNHCR arrest hotline +212 (0) 6 61 29 67 73 from 9 am to 10 pm everyday.
ATTENTION! ALL services provided by UNHCR or any of its partners are FREE of charge.
