About Ulydig Retshjælp

In Ulydig Retshjælp, our overall aim is to provide legal support for left-wing and anti-capitalist activism.

We are a group of activists with experience in civil disobedience and we work to facilitate legal organization in cases of civil disobedience.

In our activism, we saw a need for organized help with legal issues and processes, as it is easy to feel alone or lose perspective and control. It can be an uncertain and confusing process when you are met with charges from the police after actions.

Therefore, we have come together to make it a safer experience to do civil disobedience and to try to reduce legal oppression.

Our work primarily consists of:

To spread current knowledge about the legal consequences of civil disobedience in Denmark.
To proactively organize activists before, during, and after an action. This consists, e.g., in helping activists understand messages from the police, meet deadlines, and gain access to a lawyer.
To build a network of activist-friendly lawyers to help with both advice and representation in litigation.
To seek out relevant information and share knowledge internally in Ulydig Retshjælp, so we can always pass on the latest information.
Spread knowledge and fight against the repression activists experience from the police, the court system, and companies.

How can we help?

Before an action:

We can advise you, based upon our experience from cases involving civil disobedience, and pass on counsel and advice from certified lawyers. You’re welcome to mail us or we could arrange to meet in person. It’s also a possibility, if we have the capacity, for us to share information at action briefings.

Please take note that our counsel is a form for guidance and that the police changes their strategy all the time. We do not have a legal education. If you’d prefer legal advice from a lawyer, we set you in contact with one.

During an action:

We have, to a certain extent, the resources to be your “legal team” during an action. Which means that we can be present at the action, collect necessary information from those involved, and do follow-up if you’re charged by the police. We’ll also, if there’s a need for it, keep tabs on how many have been jailed, and at which point all have been freed.

Please contact us before the action to hear if we can be of help.

After an action:

We’ll try our best to make sure there’s a lawyer connected to the specific case before you’re fined or receive inquiries for court hearings. In most cases, we will contact you to say how we are handling the specific case.

When a person is fined, we’ll generally advise them to take it up in court. Here's a guide as to how that’s done.

In addition to helping with charges, we are also happy to provide guidance for complaints; for example, when a person has been treated unfairly by the police. We also take cases involving the deprivation of liberty to court.

What do we need from you?

If we weren’t present under the action, we’ll need a contact person. This person has ideally contacted us before the action. If not they have to make sure the activists fill out the power of attorneys. If you want to make sure that we have the resources to help you, we recommend that you contact us in good time!