Free human rights legal help in South Africa
24 organisations · South Africa
24 organisations in South Africa offer free or low-cost human rights legal help. Types of organisation: 15 NGOs, 5 pro bono services, 4 university law clinics. Access: 8 free for everyone, 6 free subject to income conditions, 9 reserved for specific groups. Most offered languages: English, Zulu, Afrikaans.
What this covers
Documentation of violations, strategic litigation, complaints to national and international bodies, support for victims and human rights defenders.
By city
- Johannesburg 11 organisations
- Cape Town 5 organisations
Organisations
Bellville
- University of the Western Cape Law Clinic University clinic · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Cape Town
- A21 NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Centre for Environmental Rights NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Gender DynamiX NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Legal Resources Centre - Cape Town Office NGO · English, Afrikaans
- Ndifuna Ukwazi NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Durban
- Lawyers for Human Rights - Durban Office and Law Clinic NGO · English, Zulu
- Legal Resources Centre - Durban Office NGO · English, Zulu
- University of KwaZulu-Natal Law Clinic University clinic · English, Zulu
Johannesburg
- Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) University clinic · English
- Consumer Law Clinic (Diepsloot) Pro bono service · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Iranti NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Lawyers for Human Rights NGO · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Lawyers for Human Rights - Johannesburg Office and Law Clinic NGO · English
- Legal Aid South Africa NGO · Afrikaans, English, Zulu
- Legal Resources Centre NGO · English
- Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice Pro bono service · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Pro Bono Practice Pro bono service · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Pro Bono Programme Pro bono service · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) NGO · English
Makhanda
- Legal Resources Centre - Makhanda Office NGO · English
Pretoria
- Disability Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights University clinic · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- Lawyers for Human Rights NGO · English
- Pro Bono legal services (Law Society of South Africa) Pro bono service · English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Other needs covered in South Africa
Orientation only, not legal advice. Information aggregated from public sources: always check with the organisation before relying on any entry.