Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in Switzerland
7 organisations · Switzerland
7 organisations in Switzerland offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 3 associations and networks, 3 NGOs, 1 pro bono service. Most offered languages: French, English, Spanish, Arabic, German.
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
- Geneva 6 organisations
Organisations
Bern
- Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV / FSA) Rechtsauskunft Association / Network · German, French, Italian
Geneva
- Assistance juridique (Pouvoir judiciaire, Republique et canton de Geneve) Association / Network · French
- International Bridges to Justice - Switzerland (Headquarters) NGO · English, French
- International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) NGO · English, French, Spanish
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) NGO · English, French, Spanish
- Permanences juridiques de l'Ordre des avocats de Geneve Pro bono service · French
- UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Individual Communications (OHCHR) Association / Network · English, French, Spanish
Other needs covered in Switzerland
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.