Free human rights legal help worldwide
1,519 organisations
1,519 organisations in 153 countries offer free or low-cost human rights legal help. Types of organisation: 1,166 NGOs, 156 associations and networks, 101 pro bono services, 96 university law clinics. Access: 896 free for everyone, 105 free subject to income conditions, 324 low-cost, 318 reserved for specific groups, 2 for members only. Most offered languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Swahili.
What this covers
Documentation of violations, strategic litigation, complaints to national and international bodies, support for victims and human rights defenders.
By country
- Afghanistan 1 organisation
- Albania 2 organisations
- Algeria 1 organisation
- Angola 2 organisations
- Argentina 13 organisations
- Armenia 7 organisations
- Australia 19 organisations
- Austria 2 organisations
- Azerbaijan 2 organisations
- Bahamas 1 organisation
- Bahrain 2 organisations
- Bangladesh 7 organisations
- Belarus 2 organisations
- Belgium 7 organisations
- Bolivia 3 organisations
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 organisation
- Botswana 3 organisations
- Brazil 32 organisations
- Bulgaria 3 organisations
- Burkina Faso 1 organisation
- Burundi 1 organisation
- Cambodia 6 organisations
- Cameroon 3 organisations
- Canada 7 organisations
- Cape Verde 2 organisations
- Central African Republic 2 organisations
- Chad 3 organisations
- Chile 9 organisations
- China 1 organisation
- Colombia 16 organisations
- Cook Islands 1 organisation
- Costa Rica 4 organisations
- Côte d’Ivoire 1 organisation
- Croatia 2 organisations
- Cyprus 1 organisation
- Czech Republic 4 organisations
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 organisations
- Djibouti 1 organisation
- Dominican Republic 4 organisations
- Ecuador 8 organisations
- Egypt 8 organisations
- El Salvador 3 organisations
- Equatorial Guinea 1 organisation
- Eswatini 1 organisation
- Ethiopia 4 organisations
- Fiji 7 organisations
- France 13 organisations
- Gambia 1 organisation
- Georgia 7 organisations
- Germany 5 organisations
- Ghana 4 organisations
- Greece 4 organisations
- Guatemala 8 organisations
- Guinea 3 organisations
- Guinea-Bissau 3 organisations
- Haiti 2 organisations
- Honduras 4 organisations
- Hong Kong 6 organisations
- Hungary 3 organisations
- India 24 organisations
- Indonesia 9 organisations
- Iran 2 organisations
- Iraq 2 organisations
- Ireland 10 organisations
- Israel 13 organisations
- Italy 6 organisations
- Jamaica 2 organisations
- Japan 6 organisations
- Jordan 4 organisations
- Kazakhstan 5 organisations
- Kenya 25 organisations
- Kosovo 1 organisation
- Kuwait 2 organisations
- Kyrgyzstan 3 organisations
- Laos 1 organisation
- Lebanon 9 organisations
- Lesotho 1 organisation
- Liberia 5 organisations
- Libya 1 organisation
- Liechtenstein 1 organisation
- Madagascar 4 organisations
- Malawi 3 organisations
- Malaysia 3 organisations
- Maldives 1 organisation
- Mali 3 organisations
- Malta 1 organisation
- Mauritania 3 organisations
- Mexico 16 organisations
- Moldova 4 organisations
- Mongolia 2 organisations
- Montenegro 2 organisations
- Morocco 8 organisations
- Mozambique 4 organisations
- Myanmar 4 organisations
- Namibia 1 organisation
- Nepal 14 organisations
- Netherlands 6 organisations
- New Zealand 8 organisations
- Niger 2 organisations
- Nigeria 20 organisations
- North Macedonia 3 organisations
- Norway 1 organisation
- Pakistan 7 organisations
- Palestine 7 organisations
- Panama 2 organisations
- Papua New Guinea 3 organisations
- Paraguay 4 organisations
- Peru 10 organisations
- Philippines 11 organisations
- Poland 3 organisations
- Qatar 1 organisation
- Republic of the Congo 3 organisations
- Romania 4 organisations
- Rwanda 4 organisations
- Samoa 2 organisations
- Sao Tome and Principe 1 organisation
- Saudi Arabia 1 organisation
- Senegal 4 organisations
- Serbia 6 organisations
- Sierra Leone 4 organisations
- Singapore 1 organisation
- Slovakia 1 organisation
- Solomon Islands 1 organisation
- Somalia 4 organisations
- South Africa 24 organisations
- South Korea 13 organisations
- South Sudan 2 organisations
- Spain 8 organisations
- Sri Lanka 5 organisations
- Sudan 2 organisations
- Sweden 1 organisation
- Switzerland 4 organisations
- Taiwan 6 organisations
- Tajikistan 4 organisations
- Tanzania 10 organisations
- Thailand 6 organisations
- Timor-Leste 3 organisations
- Togo 4 organisations
- Tunisia 4 organisations
- Turkey 12 organisations
- Uganda 20 organisations
- Ukraine 4 organisations
- United Arab Emirates 7 organisations
- United Kingdom 16 organisations
- United States 730 organisations
- Uruguay 6 organisations
- Uzbekistan 3 organisations
- Vanuatu 2 organisations
- Venezuela 2 organisations
- Vietnam 1 organisation
- Yemen 2 organisations
- Zambia 4 organisations
- Zimbabwe 6 organisations
By city
- New York, United States
- Washington, United States
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Kampala, Uganda
- Los Angeles, United States
- Chicago, United States
- New Delhi, India
- Houston, United States
- London, United Kingdom
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Brooklyn, United States
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Seoul, South Korea
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- San Francisco, United States
- San Antonio, United States
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Dublin, Ireland
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Santiago, Chile
- Sydney, Australia
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Cairo, Egypt
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Paris, France
- Philadelphia, United States
- Portland, United States
- Atlanta, United States
- Austin, United States
- Baltimore, United States
- Brussels, Belgium
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Quezon City, Philippines
- San Diego, United States
- San Jose, United States
- Tucson, United States
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Brasília, Brazil
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Fresno, United States
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Lexington, United States
- Madrid, Spain
- Memphis, United States
- Miami, United States
- Nashville, United States
- Newark, United States
- Oakland, United States
- Orlando, United States
- Ramallah, Palestine
- Rochester, United States
- Sacramento, United States
- Seattle, United States
Other needs
- Children & youth
- Civil rights & discrimination
- Consumer & debt
- Criminal & prisoners' rights
- Disability
- Domestic & family violence
- Elder law
- Employment & workers' rights
- Environment
- Family
- Generalist
- Health
- Housing & tenancy
- 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.