Free legal help for domestic violence worldwide
1,005 organisations
1,005 organisations in 53 countries offer free or low-cost legal help for domestic violence. Types of organisation: 984 NGOs, 10 associations and networks, 6 pro bono services, 5 university law clinics. Access: 460 free for everyone, 42 free subject to income conditions, 486 low-cost, 28 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Vietnamese.
What this covers
Protection and restraining orders, safety planning, custody and divorce for survivors, immigration relief linked to abuse, support through criminal proceedings.
By country
- Antigua and Barbuda 1 organisation
- Australia 4 organisations
- Bangladesh 1 organisation
- Barbados 1 organisation
- Belize 1 organisation
- Brazil 1 organisation
- Cambodia 1 organisation
- Canada 1 organisation
- Colombia 1 organisation
- Dominica 1 organisation
- Egypt 1 organisation
- Ethiopia 1 organisation
- Fiji 2 organisations
- Grenada 1 organisation
- Guatemala 1 organisation
- Guyana 2 organisations
- Hong Kong 1 organisation
- India 1 organisation
- Indonesia 1 organisation
- Ireland 1 organisation
- Italy 1 organisation
- Jamaica 1 organisation
- Kenya 1 organisation
- Kiribati 1 organisation
- Lebanon 1 organisation
- Malaysia 1 organisation
- Morocco 1 organisation
- Nepal 1 organisation
- New Zealand 1 organisation
- Nigeria 1 organisation
- Norway 1 organisation
- Pakistan 1 organisation
- Palestine 1 organisation
- Papua New Guinea 1 organisation
- Peru 1 organisation
- Philippines 1 organisation
- Poland 1 organisation
- Samoa 1 organisation
- Senegal 1 organisation
- Solomon Islands 2 organisations
- South Africa 1 organisation
- South Korea 1 organisation
- Spain 1 organisation
- Sri Lanka 1 organisation
- Taiwan 1 organisation
- Tanzania 1 organisation
- Tonga 1 organisation
- Tunisia 1 organisation
- Uganda 1 organisation
- United Kingdom 1 organisation
- United States 947 organisations
- Vanuatu 1 organisation
- Vietnam 1 organisation
By city
- New York, United States
- Chicago, United States
- Los Angeles, United States
- Washington, United States
- Brooklyn, United States
- Houston, United States
- San Francisco, United States
- Oakland, United States
- Sacramento, United States
- San Antonio, United States
- San Diego, United States
- Atlanta, United States
- Austin, United States
- Boston, United States
- Portland, United States
- San Jose, United States
- Philadelphia, United States
- Tucson, United States
- Baltimore, United States
- Fresno, United States
- Miami, United States
- Orlando, United States
- Raleigh, United States
- Richmond, United States
- Seattle, United States
- Greenville, United States
- Lexington, United States
- Memphis, United States
- New Orleans, United States
- Newark, United States
- Tulsa, United States
Other needs
- Children & youth
- Civil rights & discrimination
- Consumer & debt
- Criminal & prisoners' rights
- Disability
- Elder law
- Employment & workers' rights
- Environment
- Family
- Generalist
- Health
- Housing & tenancy
- Human rights
- Immigration & asylum
- Indigenous rights
- Intellectual property
- Public interest litigation
- Refugee rights
- Small business & startups
- Tax
- Technology & digital rights
- Veterans
- Welfare & social assistance
- Women's rights
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.