Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in India

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.

By city

• New Delhi 12 organisations

Organisations

Ahmedabad

• Gujarat State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Gujarati, Hindi

Amaravati

• Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Bengaluru

• Karnataka State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Kannada
• Legal Services Clinic University clinic · English, Hindi, Kannada

Bilaspur

• Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Chandigarh

• Haryana State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• State Legal Services Authority, Union Territory of Chandigarh NGO · English, Hindi

Chennai

• Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Tamil

Cuttack

• Odisha State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Guwahati

• Assam State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Hyderabad

• Legal Aid Clinic University clinic · English, Telugu, Hindi
• Telangana State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Telugu, Hindi

Jabalpur

• Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Jaipur

• Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi

Jammu

• Jammu & Kashmir Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Kochi

• Kerala State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Kolkata

• West Bengal State Legal Services Authority (WBSLSA) Pro bono service · Bengali, English

Leh

• Ladakh Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Lucknow

• Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi

Mohali

• Punjab State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Mumbai

• Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi, Marathi
• Majlis Legal Centre NGO · English, Hindi, Marathi

Nainital

• Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

New Delhi

• Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative NGO · English, Hindi
• Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee Pro bono service · English, Hindi
• Delhi State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi
• Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi
• HAQ: Centre for Child Rights NGO · English, Hindi
• Human Rights Law Network NGO · English, Hindi
• Legal Services Committee University clinic · English, Hindi
• National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi
• Nyaaya NGO · English, Hindi, Kannada
• Project 39A University clinic · English, Hindi
• Socio Legal Information Centre / Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) NGO · English, Hindi
• Supreme Court Legal Services Committee NGO · English, Hindi

Panaji

• Goa State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Patna

• Bihar State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Puducherry

• Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Ranchi

• Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) Pro bono service · English, Hindi

Shimla

• Himachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority NGO · English, Hindi

Sonipat

• Clinical Programmes & Legal Aid University clinic · English, Hindi
• Legal Aid Clinic, Jindal Global Law School University clinic · English, Hindi

Other needs covered in India

• Children & youth
• Civil rights & discrimination
• Consumer & debt
• Employment & workers' rights
• Family
• Generalist
• Health
• Housing & tenancy
• Human rights
• Women's rights