Free human rights legal help in Brazil
32 organisations · Brazil
32 organisations in Brazil offer free or low-cost human rights legal help. Types of organisation: 15 associations and networks, 7 NGOs, 6 university law clinics, 4 pro bono services. Access: 9 free for everyone, 18 free subject to income conditions, 7 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: Portuguese.
What this covers
Documentation of violations, strategic litigation, complaints to national and international bodies, support for victims and human rights defenders.
By city
Organisations
Belem
- Clinica de Combate ao Trabalho Escravo University clinic · Portuguese
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Para Association / Network · Portuguese
Belo Horizonte
- Clinica de Trabalho Escravo e Trafico de Pessoas University clinic · Portuguese
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Minas Gerais Association / Network · Portuguese
Brasília
- Assistencia Judiciaria Gratuita (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) Pro bono service · Portuguese
- Conselho Indigenista Missionario NGO · Portuguese
- Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal Association / Network · Portuguese
- Instituto Migracoes e Direitos Humanos (IMDH) NGO · Portuguese
- Public Defender's Office of Brazil (DPU) Association / Network · Portuguese
Curitiba
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Parana Association / Network · Portuguese
- Terra de Direitos NGO · Portuguese
Florianopolis
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Santa Catarina Association / Network · Portuguese
Fortaleza
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Ceara Association / Network · Portuguese
Goiania
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Goias Association / Network · Portuguese
Manaus
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Amazonas Association / Network · Portuguese
Osasco
- Clinica de Direitos Humanos UNIFESP University clinic · Portuguese
Porto Alegre
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Association / Network · Portuguese
- Themis - Genero, Justica e Direitos Humanos NGO · Portuguese
Recife
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Pernambuco Association / Network · Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
- Clínica de Direitos Fundamentais da Faculdade de Direito da UERJ University clinic · Portuguese
- Clínicas Jurídicas FGV Direito Rio University clinic · Portuguese
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Association / Network · Portuguese
Salvador
- Defensoria Publica do Estado da Bahia Association / Network · Portuguese
São Paulo
- 100% Pro Bono - Mattos Filho Pro bono service · Portuguese
- CDHIC - Centro de Direitos Humanos e Cidadania do Imigrante NGO · Portuguese
- Clínicas de Direitos Humanos University clinic · Portuguese
- Conectas Direitos Humanos NGO · Portuguese
- Defensoria Publica do Estado de Sao Paulo Association / Network · Portuguese
- Instituto Pro Bono (Brazil) Pro bono service · Portuguese
- Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania NGO · Portuguese
- Pro Bono - Pinheiro Neto Advogados Pro bono service · Portuguese
Vitoria
- Defensoria Publica do Estado do Espirito Santo Association / Network · Portuguese
Other needs covered in Brazil
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.