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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Castran Centre for Human Rights Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

A university research center focused on research in various areas including: human rights and law, human trafficking, LGBTI rights, and refugees.

Justice, Law & Order Sector (JLOS) Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Seeks to ensure safety and security for all citizens and to accelerate individual prosperity by strengthening institutions

Political Prisoners in Thailand - PPT Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Political Prisoners in Thailand advocates for those who are charged with political crimes by raising awareness about the use of Thailand’s lèse majesté law, the Computer Crimes Act, and the sedition law. Using an independent website, PPT keeps track of the pending and acquitted cases, as well as convitions under these charges.

Development Aid from People to People Zambia (DAPP) Zambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Focuses on community mobilization to develop solutions in areas of public health, education, environmental conservation, and women empowerment

Advocacy Forum (AF) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AF is working to promote the rule of law and upholds international human rights standards in Nepal. The core area of AF's work includes human rights advocacy. AF is actively confronting the deeply entrenched culture of impunity in Nepal.

Center on International Cooperation United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Center seeks to develop actionable research in the fields of politics, security, justice and development in order to enhance international responses in countries, especially those affected by conflict.

The Africa Centre for Open Governance - AfriCOG Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an independent organization that provides research and monitoring on governance and public ethics issues, in both the public and private sectors addressing the structural causes of lacks in governance.

OUT South Africa
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

21 years working to defend the rights of the LGBTI community and advocating for social change on the issues surrounding the community.

African Liberty Organisation for Development Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2013, it is a think-tank working to achieve an integrated policy based on the principle that liberty is a requisite for peace, prosperity, and development.

Office of Human Rights and Legal Assistance - Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador El Salvador
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of migrants and refugees in El Salvador through a legal assistance office and a partnership with the UNHCR.

Hello Sarkar Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

A national hotline under the Prime Minister's Office to redress all sorts of grievances, including corruption and irregularity.

LIBERTAS Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

LIBERTAS advocates for transparency and accountability in Government; the right of the citizens to information on matters of public concern; a free, clean, and honest electoral process; a free and responsible media; and the State's respect for all human rights, with full guarantees to the freedom of expression.

Rosia Montana Romania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to ban the open cast mining project in Alba county, and has morphed into the largest environmental movement in Romania.

50/50 Group of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works to achieve equal representation in public life by increasing women’s participation in democratic politics through training, advocacy, and the strengthening of their capacities in governance processes. Their programs are directed towards organized women's groups, local councilors, and traditional and religious leaders.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Educates and researches all topics of criminal justice to create individuals that will uphold and transform the criminal justice system for the better.

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) is a national association of land rights deprived poor farmers. NLRF was established to organize land rights deprived tenants, small farmers, squatters, and freed labors into people's organization or Village Land Right Forum (VLRF) advocating for revolutionary land and agricultural reform.

Star Ghana Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a multi-donor program funded by UK Aid, the European Union, and Danida. It works to strengthen transparency, accountability, and responsiveness by promoting an active and engaged civil society that demands accountability and effectiveness.

Ilula Orphan Program - IOP Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a Christian community-based service organization located in the Iringa Region of Tanzania. It manages over twenty programs, helping to support vulnerable children, empower women and impoverished communities, and the creation of financial and environmental sustainability.

East-West Management Institute (EWMI) International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A US not-for-profit organization that promotes the rule of law, civil society and economic development in transitional countries.

Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism - CEWARN Ethiopia
Factor 5: Order and Security

It was founded in 2002 by members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). It is an initiative that aims to build a sustainable peace in the region through the prevention of violence and conflict through the collection and analysis of data, the dissemination of information, and the implementation of projects.

Save The Childhood Movement (Bachpan Bachao Andolan) India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Save The Childhood Movement was established to identify, liberate, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through direct intervention, child and community participation, coalition building, consumer action, promoting ethical trade practices and mass mobilization.

THINK Liberia Liberia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to rehabilitate girls and women who have been victims of violence in order to give them access to education and basic rights.

Africa Foundation for Community Development Uganda
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to promote human rights and ensure equality under the law through advocacy, free legal services, community outreach, and promoting electoral reform

Human Rights Centre Uganda Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to promote human rights in Uganda by protecting human rights defenders, increasing government support for human rights, and promoting public awareness

National Integrity Action Jamaica
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to fight corruption in all its aspects and promote integrity through awareness raising and training of judges, prosecutors and investigators.