UMEDO (Unité médico-légale de documentation de violences*) is a service that offers adult victims of physical and sexual violence, who do not wish to file a complaint, an opportunity to have their injuries medically documented and to collect biological samples that can be used in any future legal procedure.
*Medico-Legal Unit for the Documentation of Violence
The evidence is kept at the UMEDO for up to ten years at the victim’s request and can be retrieved at any time for legal proceedings.
The forensic doctors, both male and female, who are part of the UMEDO team have specialist training and are bound by professional confidentiality.
The service is free of charge.
You can contact UMEDO 24/7 by calling +352 621 858 080 or by sending an e-mail to info@umedo.lu.
The examinations can be carried out at the LNS or at one of the partner hospitals:
The examinations can be carried out at the LNS or at one of the partner hospitals:
CENTRE HOSPITALIER LUXEMBOURG
4, rue Ernest Barblé
L-1210 Luxembourg
T : +352 44 11 11
HÔPITAUX ROBERT SCHUMAN
9, rue Edward Steichen
L-2540 Luxembourg – Kirchberg
T : +352 24 68-1
CENTRE HOSPITALIER EMILE MAYRISCH
Rue Emile Mayrisch
L-4240 Esch-sur-Alzette
T : +352 57 11-1
CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU NORD
120, avenue Salentiny
L-9080 Ettelbruck
T : +352 81 66-1
