Legal Defence and Assistance Project

NGO · Lagos, Nigeria

Verified on 3 August 2026

A Nigerian NGO of lawyers providing free legal representation to poor and vulnerable victims of human rights violations, focused on criminal justice reform, the death penalty and women's rights.

Legal Defence and Assistance Project is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Lagos, Nigeria. Areas of work: criminal and prisoners' rights, civil rights and discrimination, human rights, women's rights. Languages: English.

Areas

• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Civil rights & discrimination
• Human rights
• Women's rights

Languages

English

Other structures in Lagos

• Centre for Citizens with Disabilities
• Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation
• FIDA Nigeria
• Justice & Empowerment Initiatives (JEI)
• LawPadi
• Legal Aid Clinic
• Public Interest Law Partnership (PILP)
• The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)

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