Palestinian Start-Up Gives Legal Advice To Syrian Refugees Through Text Messages

Palestinian Start-Up Gives Legal Advice To Syrian Refugees Through Text Messages 

About 10,000 refugees, who have been on the move have taken advice from Turkish lawyers through a 30-person start-up launched three weeks ago, Souktel. The American Bar Association urged Souktel to build a service offering remote legal support and uses funds from international donors to pay the company. Souktel partners with the American Bar Association

Advice is being provided to hundreds of thousands of people who are moving from Syria and other parts of Africa and Asia into Europe. It can give advice on a wide range of issues, from the right to work to education.