Defensoria Publica

Pro bono service · Dili, Timor-Leste

Verified on 3 August 2026

The state Public Defender's Office under the Ministry of Justice, providing comprehensive free judicial and extra-judicial legal assistance to citizens with insufficient means, with priority for women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities and prisoners.

Defensoria Publica is a pro bono legal service based in Dili, Timor-Leste. Areas of work: criminal and prisoners' rights, civil rights and discrimination, women's rights, children and youth.

Areas

• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Civil rights & discrimination
• Women's rights
• Children & youth

Other structures in Dili

• JSMP
• JU,S Juridico Social
• Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ)

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