Other legal support
If you are looking for someone to take your case or support you on a particular legal issue, you may want to contact a law firm with experience in human rights or a human rights organisation. The following tables list some relevant law firms and human rights organisations in the UK. We do not necessarily have direct experience of their work and their inclusion in this list does not mean we are ‘recommending’ them. Therefore, REDRESS cannot be responsible for the consequence of any legal action initiated by them or advice that they give you. You need to make your own assessment of their services before instructing them to help you.
Law firms (solicitors) specialising in Human Rights:
You can also find legal advisers using the Law Society’s ‘Find a Solicitor’ database (which allows you to search for those local to you), or the Bar Council’s ‘Direct Access Portal’.
| Organisation | The work they do | Contact details |
| Bhatt Murphy | Prisoners’ rights, detention related deaths, women’s rights, immigration |
020 7729 1115 |
| Bindmans | Immigration, family law, unlawful detention, asylum support, community care |
020 7833 4433 |
| Birnberg Peirce and Partners | Immigration, prison law, terrorism prevention and investigation measures |
020 7911 0166 |
| Deighton Pierce Glynn | Destitution, information and privacy rights, detainee rights |
020 7407 0007 |
| Hickman & Rose | Human rights, discrimination, public inquiries, universal jurisdiction, assisting victims of state crimes (war crimes and torture) |
020 7702 5331 |
| Hodge Jones & Allen LLP | Falsely accused, military compensation, immigration detention, discrimination |
0808 291 3086 |
| Leigh Day | Corporate accountability, modern slavery, whistleblowing, detainee rights, environmental justice |
+44 (0)20 7650 1200 |
Human Rights organisations in the UK:
This is a small selection of the many human rights organizations which are based in the UK. Many of the organisations listed below will not be able to take on individual legal cases. Some are more focused on campaigning and advocacy.
| Organisation | The work they do | Contact details |
| Freedom from Torture | Survivors of torture, medico-legal reports, psychological support, rehabilitation |
020 7697 7777 |
| Reprieve | Death penalty, survivors of torture, extra judicial killings, and imprisonment. |
020 7553 8140 |
| Trauma Treatment International | Survivors of torture, psychological support, rehabilitation | |
| Fair Trials International | International criminal justice, fair trial, criminalisation, misuse of state power |
0207 822 2370 |
| Liberty | Counter terrorism, privacy, mass surveillance, protest rights |
020 74033888 |
| The Bar Human Rights Committee | Trial observations, international advocacy |
0204 534 1879 |
| Amnesty International UK | Human rights defenders, LGBTIQ+, Women’s rights, Free speech |
0207 033 1500 |
| Aire Centre | Human trafficking, women in prison, deportation, children’s rights |
020 7862 5765 |
| Equal Rights Trust | Discrimination, Equality, Freedom of expression |
02076102786 |
| Anti-Slavery International | Human trafficking, modern slavery, child slavery, child marriage |
020 7737 9434 |
| Article 19 | Freedom of expression, freedom of information, digital security |
020 7324 2500 |
| Media Defence | Journalists, independent media, legal defence, strategic litigation, capacity building for journalists |
0207 406 7450 |
| Front Line Defenders | Human rights defenders, protection, security, capacity building, visibility, advocacy. | |
| Kalayaan | Migrant domestic labour, Immigration and asylum advice, English classes, anti-trafficking work |
0207 243 2942 |
| Lawyers for Justice In Libya (LFJL) | Libya, accountability, transitional justice, advocacy, capacity building |
020 7609 6734 |