Free criminal defence and prisoners' rights help in New Delhi

12 organisations · New Delhi, India

12 organisations in New Delhi offer free or low-cost criminal defence and prisoners' rights help. Types of organisation: 7 NGOs, 3 pro bono services, 2 university law clinics. Access: 7 free for everyone, 3 free subject to income conditions, 7 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: Hindi, English, Kannada.

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

• 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

Other needs covered in New Delhi

• Children & youth
• Civil rights & discrimination
• Human rights
• Women's rights

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