Defensoría Pública del Ecuador

Pro bono service · Quito, Ecuador

Verified on 18 July 2026

Autonomous body of Ecuador's judiciary providing free legal advice, assistance and representation to people who, due to defencelessness or economic, social or cultural condition, cannot hire a lawyer.

Defensoría Pública del Ecuador is a pro bono legal service based in Quito, Ecuador. Areas of work: family, immigration and asylum, employment and workers' rights, criminal and prisoners' rights, human rights. Languages: Spanish.

Areas

• Family
• Immigration & asylum
• Employment & workers' rights
• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Human rights

Languages

Spanish

Other structures in Quito

• Asylum Access Ecuador
• Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promocion y Accion de la Mujer (CEPAM)
• Consultorio Juridico Gratuito USFQ (Universidad San Francisco de Quito)
• Consultorio Jurídico Gratuito USFQ
• Consultorios Juridicos Gratuitos de la PUCE
• Defensoría del Pueblo del Ecuador
• Fundacion Regional de Asesoria en Derechos Humanos (INREDH)
• Fundación Fabián Ponce Ordóñez
• HIAS Ecuador
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Ecuador

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