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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development - ACORD Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It has 40 years of experience working in Sub-Sahara Africa promoting social justice and development through the power of collective action and locally rooted citizen movements.

The Kenya Human Rights Commission - KHRC Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in 1992, it is the premier human rights organization in Kenya. It works to foster human rights, democratic values, human dignity, and social justice through programs such as transformative justice, economic and social justice, political pluralism and diversity, and institutional support and development.

Karmojibi Nari Bangladesh
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to defend the rights of all labour workers in Bangladesh through monitoring of workplace laws enforcement, mobilisation, media and campaign advocacies, and training for workers.

LIGHT HOUSE Bangladesh
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide capacity building programs to at risk populations and rehabiliation, along with justice and governance mechanisms in rural areas. It is one of the organisations leading the IRSOP program for restorative justice.

Jagaran Nepal Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Jagaran Nepal is committed for women rights, peace and governance and believes in empowering women and marginalized communities for their increased participation in decision making process, sustainable peace and governance.

Equal Access Afghanistan Program Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

Equal Access Afghanistan uses a range of tools to achieve social change, such as community mobilization training, radio dramas, mobile live theater, round table discussions, media training, TV documentaries, TV dramas and remote learning through radio.

Friends of the Nation - FoN Ghana
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1993, it is a socio-environmental advocacy organization committed to enhancing active citizenship, social accountability, and promoting human rights in resource governance. It also facilitates capacity building, knowledge transfer, research, and networking.

Society of Indian Law Firms International
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The society is a collective of all the various law firms in India that aims to build up the capacities of legal practictioners in the country and region to match those in developed countries and establish a true rule of law network in Asia.

Tanzania Youth Coalition Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a coalition of 120 youth non-governmental organizations, 249 youth enterprise groups, and hundreds of youth individuals countrywide. It builds capacity and raises awareness for young people on sustainable development, focusing on policy issues, information, lobbying, and advocacy.

Bureau of Corrections Philippines
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Correctional System in the Philippines seeks to protect the public and prevent crimes in partnership with stakeholders by providing persons under custody opportunities for reformation, decent environment and secure settings.

U Kyaw Myint Law Firm Myanmar
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides legal assistance to the underprivileged through the dissemination of legal knowledge. It also offers training for paralegals.

Transparency International India India
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Transparency International's Indian chapter seeks to promote transparent and ethical governance and to eradicate corruption. It works to promote good governance, research, capacity building, communication and advocacy, participatory monitoring, engaging with Government, private sector and NGOs.

Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan (BLLF) Pakistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to fight against bond-labor in Pakistan, through public campaigns, interventions and project developkment.

Action Labor Rights - ALR Myanmar
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It provides legal assistance to unions in cases of collective bargaining and disputes, as well as training and education on democratic issues. It advocates for the elimination of child labor and for improvements in working conditions.

Cyber Privacy Project United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Seeks to inform and educate citizens and government on privacy issues in federal and state documents and legal processes.

Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies Canada
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The CIJS is a law, criminology, and justice educational and investigative project that began in 2006 in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Winnipeg. It is committed to public and community education in law and justice issues and publishes the Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research.

Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India (PAIRVI) India
Factor 5: Order and Security

The main thrust areas of Pairvi’s work is a policy analysis, capacity building, protection of human rights and promotion of rights based approach to development, human rights advocacy and monitoring.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Public Corruption Unit United States
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to investigate cases of fraud in federal, state and local government, government procurement, border control, environmental projects and elections.

Women's NGO Secretariat of Liberia Liberia
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to coordinate the activities of various women's NGOs throughout Liberia whiel pushing for less discrimination and more social involvement of women.

Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Singapore
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 9: Informal Justice

Produces reports and tries to find innovative ways of encouraging civic participation, integration and goverment monitoring through citizen initiatives.

Department of Enviromental Affairs South Africa
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Government department in charge of nature conservation and regulating environmentally related public health risks and projects.

Women in Law Hong Kong - WILHK Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 3: Open Government

WILHK is a legal community that provides a platform for private practice lawyers, in-house counsel, and other legal professionals. Through networking events, mentorship programs, trainings, and the promotion of best practices, it aims to provide opportunities for collaboration, education, exchange of ideas, and support.

Echoes of Women in Africa - ECOWA Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2010, it works to promote peace and security for African women and girls through the engagement of stakeholders in the monitoring of regional and national policies for the protection of their rights. They work principally in the context of conflict and peace building processes .

Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Promotes social protection, gender equality, and labour productivity through policy implementation

Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

A public policy research center and think tank on governance, trade, and environment