The Public Interest Legal Support and Research Centre (PILSARC) is a non-profit legal back-up centre based in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
. It provides coordinated institutional support and solutions in the various fields of human rights, civil liberties, governance and social justice.
PILSARC works ''
pro bono'', relying on grants and supportive financing for its continued existence as a public interest law firm to be selectively used by persons working around issues of social justice, non-governmental organisations, human rights institutions and others. PILSARC also works to provide legal research and theoretical analyses for public interest litigations and social action campaigns. An important component of PILSARC's legal aid and support is focused on strategic interventions on the basis of its expertise in specialised areas through documentation, litigation support, legal advice and public advocacy. The office includes a special unit on
refugee law, and is an implementing partner of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...
in New Delhi.
External links
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Archived official website.
Non-profit organisations based in India
Legal aid