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Find legal help, fast

If anyone is in immediate danger, prioritise safety and official emergency channels first. Then use the paths below. Reports you send through the form arrive in the RightAware review queue, where staff check them — nothing you submit is shown publicly.

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Find legal help

Choose your path

Police / arrest issue

Read the full guide, then report with evidence.

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Need a professional

Browse the verified directory interface and request help.

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Legal professionals

Directory preview DEMO DATA

Fictional placeholder profiles. Full directory with filters on its own page.

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Rights-protection organisations

Who does what

Organisation types and how they generally help. Verify current contacts via official directories before reaching out.

Rights-protection agency directory

Find an organisation 36 LISTED

36 organisations — 18 Nigerian and 18 international — with the phone, e-mail, website or directory page each one publishes. Describe the problem in your own words ("police abuse", "free legal help", "rape", "refugee"), filter by type, focus or location, then open the full profile. All directory channels are compiled from verified statutory sources and official directories.

Open the full directory on the Organizations page →

Emergency / help contacts

Save these VERIFY LOCALLY

v1 does not hard-code phone numbers. Confirm current official numbers for your state before an emergency.

Immediate danger

Contact official emergency services or move somewhere safe first. Keep your phone charged and share your live location with someone trusted.

Medical + evidence

After assault: seek medical care promptly and keep the medical report — it matters for any complaint or case.

Document early

Names, numbers, plates, times, photos, witnesses. Evidence collected in the first hours is the most valuable.

Report a rights concern

Structure your complaint

Filling this in sends the RightAware review team a tidy summary you can also copy into an official complaint. Reports are handled through the same private inbox as contact messages — nothing you submit is shown publicly.

  • Do: stick to facts, dates and evidence.
  • Do: keep copies of everything you submit elsewhere.
  • Don't: include passwords, OTPs or bank details.
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Being singled out or accused is not proof — document facts and get advice.

Report a concern

General information only — not legal advice.