On the Day of Legal Assistance to Children the Head of Ministry’s Legal Department Marina Zaitseva consulted citizens on the defence of rights and interests of orphans and legally free children.
The annual all-Russian Day of Legal Assistance to Children is held on November 20 in all regions of the country within implementation of the Federal Law “On Free Legal Assistance in the Russian Federation”. On this day on the territory of the republic the lectures and seminars concerning the children's rights are also taken place. The free legal assistance can be obtained by orphans, legally free children, disabled children, as well as by their legal representatives and guardians, adoptive parents and those who are willing to take care of a child who lost his/her family.