Københavns Retshjælp (Copenhagen Legal Aid)

NGO · Copenhagen, Denmark

Verified on 18 July 2026

Independent legal aid organisation founded in 1885 and the largest of its kind in Denmark, giving free legal advice across most areas of law to anyone whose household income is below a set threshold and assisting until the case is solved.

Københavns Retshjælp (Copenhagen Legal Aid) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Areas of work: family, housing and tenancy, immigration and asylum, employment and workers' rights, consumer and debt. Languages: Danish and English.

Areas

• Family
• Housing & tenancy
• Immigration & asylum
• Employment & workers' rights
• Consumer & debt

Languages

Danish, English

Other structures in Copenhagen

• Advokatsamfundet (The Danish Bar and Law Society)
• DRC Asylum (Dansk Flygtningehjælp)
• Danish Institute for Human Rights
• Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
• Forbrugerrådet Tænk
• Lejernes Landsorganisation
• Stenbroens Jurister (Street Lawyers)

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