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The crisis caused by Covid-19 considerably affected access to fundamental rights and justice and the efficiency of remedies against violation of rights and discrimination. Refugees and migrants became even more insecure and vulnerable and their physical and social isolation has further obstructed their access to services, including legal aid. The project aims at providing state-of-the-art digital solutions for access to reliable information and legal aid during a pandemic. The project also draws upon the platform set up by the Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR), Migrantlife.Bg, which is commonly used by refugee and migrant communities. First, a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, with expertise in the fields of law most severely hit by the restrictive measures, will be available to provide legal counselling and other legal aid via the online module Request Assistance (http://migrantlife.bg/bg/request-assistance). Second, monthly webinars for group information sessions and consultations will clarify selected topics from the current situation in the country. Third, based on the needs identified during the first two activities, FAR will publish every month an article with information about key legal issues for the refugees and migrants in Bulgaria in the context of Covid- 19 in the five languages of the Migrantlife.Bg platform (Bulgarian, English, Arabic, Persian and Urdu). the project resources will focus on intersectoral cases of double vulnerability due to the person’s migrant/refugee status and the Covid-19 crisis.