Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in Belgium

5 organisations · Belgium

5 organisations in Belgium offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 3 associations and networks, 1 NGO, 1 pro bono service. Access: 1 free for everyone. Most offered languages: French, Dutch, German, English, Polish.

What this covers

Defence for people who cannot afford a lawyer, police custody, bail, appeals and wrongful convictions, detention conditions and the rights of prisoners.

Organisations

Brussels

• Aide juridique de deuxieme ligne (SPF Justice, Service public federal Justice) Association / Network · French, Dutch, German
• Avocats Sans Frontieres NGO · English, French, Dutch
• Bureaux d'Aide Juridique (Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone, AVOCATS.BE) Pro bono service · French, German, Dutch
• European e-Justice Portal Association / Network · German, English, Spanish
• Justitiehuizen / Maisons de justice (FOD Justitie, justice de proximite) Association / Network · Dutch, French

Other needs covered in Belgium

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

Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.