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

[email protected]

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Bindmans Immigration, family law, unlawful detention, asylum support, community care

020 7833 4433

[email protected]

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Birnberg Peirce and Partners Immigration, prison law, terrorism prevention and investigation measures

020 7911 0166

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Deighton Pierce Glynn Destitution, information and privacy rights, detainee rights

020 7407 0007

[email protected]

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Hickman & Rose Human rights, discrimination, public inquiries, universal jurisdiction, assisting victims of state crimes (war crimes and torture)

020 7702 5331

[email protected]

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Hodge Jones & Allen LLP Falsely accused, military compensation, immigration detention, discrimination

0808 291 3086

[email protected]

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Leigh Day Corporate accountability, modern slavery, whistleblowing, detainee rights, environmental justice

+44 (0)20 7650 1200

[email protected]

Website

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

[email protected]

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Reprieve Death penalty, survivors of torture, extra judicial killings, and imprisonment.

020 7553 8140

[email protected]

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Trauma Treatment International Survivors of torture, psychological support, rehabilitation

[email protected]

Website

Fair Trials International International criminal justice, fair trial, criminalisation, misuse of state power

0207 822 2370

[email protected]

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Liberty Counter terrorism, privacy, mass surveillance, protest rights

020 74033888

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The Bar Human Rights Committee Trial observations, international advocacy

0204 534 1879

[email protected]

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Amnesty International UK Human rights defenders, LGBTIQ+, Women’s rights, Free speech

0207 033 1500

[email protected]

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Aire Centre Human trafficking, women in prison, deportation, children’s rights

020 7862 5765

[email protected]

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Equal Rights Trust Discrimination, Equality, Freedom of expression

02076102786

[email protected]

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Anti-Slavery International Human trafficking, modern slavery, child slavery, child marriage

020 7737 9434

[email protected]

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Article 19 Freedom of expression, freedom of information, digital security

020 7324 2500

[email protected]

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Media Defence Journalists, independent media, legal defence, strategic litigation, capacity building for journalists

0207 406 7450

[email protected]

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Front Line Defenders Human rights defenders, protection, security, capacity building, visibility, advocacy.

[email protected]

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Kalayaan Migrant domestic labour, Immigration and asylum advice, English classes, anti-trafficking work

0207 243 2942

[email protected]

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Lawyers for Justice In Libya (LFJL) Libya, accountability, transitional justice, advocacy, capacity building

020 7609 6734

[email protected]

Website