# MIGRANT LEGAL ACTION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1152073
- **Other names:** AFRO-ASIAN ADVISORY SERVICE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07879053](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07879053)
- **Registered:** May 17, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1152073


## Contact

- **Address:** Migrant Legal Action, 53 Addington Square, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE5 7LB
- **Phone:** 020 7701 0141
- **Email:** info@migrantlegalaction.org.uk
- **Website:** www.migrantlegalaction.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PERSONS WHOSE IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM REMAINS UNRESOLVED, BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SERVICES RELATING TO IMMIGRATION, REFUGEE AND/OR NATIONALITY LAW.2) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND UNITED KINGDOM LAW) BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AS A MEANS OF:- RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;- ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.3) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR UNRESOLVED IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ADVOCACY SERVICES RELATING TO IMMIGRATION, REFUGEE AND/OR NATIONALITY LAW.

**Activities:** To enable:1.The relief of poverty/financial hardship and ending social exclusion of those whose immigration status is unresolved.2. British and foreign nationals and asylum seekers to have their human rights recognised in accordance with British and EU law and under the UN Conventions. 3. Persons who have been trafficked to the UK by the provision of legal advice and representation.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bhavesh Kalayanji Kapadia |  | Oct. 30, 2025 |
| Bim Evasdotter Wagner |  | Dec. 14, 2018 |
| Bina Manilal Monji |  | Feb. 1, 2024 |
| Lili Negahbani |  | Dec. 14, 2018 |
| Sheila Kaur Grewal |  | Dec. 1, 2024 |




