Free legal aid in Sierra Leone

If you can't afford a lawyer, these organisations give free legal help. Each one helps different people, so find the one that fits your problem.

Contact details come from public sources and can change. Call or write before you travel. These organisations are independent of MiLAWYER.

State legal aid

Free legal advice and representation from the state, for people who can't afford a lawyer.

Legal Aid Board (LAB)

The state's free legal aid service, set up under the Legal Aid Act, for people living in poverty: advice, mediation and representation in court. Offices in 29 towns and cities: check the website for the nearest.

Website

Details checked October 2026

Specialist legal aid organisations

Free help for particular groups: women and girls, children, and people in detention.

AdvocAid

Women and girls in conflict with the law: legal advice and representation.

3rd Floor, 145 Circular Road, Freetown. Regional offices in Makeni and Kenema.

Call +232 79 193 414 Email Website

Details checked October 2026

L.A.W.Y.E.R.S

Female lawyers giving free court representation to women and girls, including in matrimonial disputes. No public contact confirmed yet: ask through the Sierra Leone Bar Association.

Details checked October 2026

Defence for Children International – Sierra Leone

Children in conflict with the law.

4 Old Railway Line, Tengbeh Town, Freetown

Call +232 76 624 060

Details checked October 2026

Prison Watch Sierra Leone

Legal and other aid for people abused in prisons and detention.

37 Mends Street, Freetown

Details checked October 2026

Poor Man's Friend Justice Centre (PMFJC)

Free community and criminal legal aid in deprived Freetown communities. No direct contact confirmed yet.

Freetown

Website

Details checked October 2026

Community paralegals

Trained community workers who help solve everyday justice problems, and bring in lawyers when needed.

Timap for Justice

Community paralegals who help people solve everyday justice problems, and refer cases to lawyers. The landline may be out of date.

4E Mudge Farm, off Aberdeen Road, Freetown

Call +232 22 230 053 Email Website

Details checked October 2026

Namati Sierra Leone

Land and environmental justice: community paralegals help people protect their land and environment.

31 Murray Town Road, Freetown

Website

Details checked October 2026

Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD)

Justice and development, with a focus on communities affected by mining.

22c Collegiate School Road, off Wilkinson Road, Freetown

Call +232 22 230 560

Details checked October 2026

Access to Justice Law Centre (AJLC)

Access to justice in Bombali District. Contact details not confirmed yet.

Bombali District

Details checked October 2026

Human rights complaints

Where to complain when your rights are violated.

Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL)

Takes complaints about human rights violations, including by the police or other officials. It does not give routine legal aid. The email is from an older listing.

Call +232 76 602 801 Email

Details checked October 2026

Help on MiLAWYER

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