Leading Organizations

Works to develop standards of the justice system, train lawyers and officials and produce reports to improve the running of the justice system.

It is a developmental or structural legal aid group; not only does it provide legal aid but even challenges the law. It asks for law reform where the law is found to be unfair or discriminatory. It asks for legislation in areas where there is a lack of laws dealing with the subject.

CCRI is dedicated to the promotion, protection and implementation of the right to information in Nepal. The core areas of its work include awareness, research and dissemination.

It is a feminist organization that seeks to expand women's human rights. Founded in 1999, it aims to create public awareness on women's rights and the provision of free legal aid and psychosocial support to female survivors of sexual and gender based violence. They protect and promote the work of commercial sex workers.

It promotes an inclusive Malaysia that celebrates sexual and gender pluralism. It advocates for LGBTQ rights through outreach, awareness campaigns, and by mobilizing grassroots actions among the LGBTQ community.

Founded in 1972, it assists disadvantaged communities with emergency relief, rehabilitation, support for refugees/returnees, and HIV/AIDS prevention. It promotes sustainable development, community empowerment, and gender equality.

Besides monitoring human rights violations and seeking redress through public campaigns, lobbying and intervention in courts, HRCP organizes seminars, workshops and fact finding missions.

Founded in 1987, SALIGAN is a legal resource non-governmental organization doing developmental legal work with women, farmers, workers, the urban poor, the indigenous peoples and local communities.  It has more than one hundred (100) partner-organizations all over the country.

FactChecker.in is an initiative of the initiative of The Spending & Policy Research Foundation. It scrutinizes and researches statements made by individuals in public life, for veracity and context.

Works to support and implement projects related to security and counterrorism, transparency, accountability and anti corruption, along with good governance and regulatory development through its research center and fund.

Works to protect Malawi's Wildlife, and recently integrated the Wildlife Crime Investigation Unit to combat illegal trafficking of animals.

Works to protect the rights of children in Singapore through shelters, assistance and advocacy.

National Federation of the Disabled, Nepal (NFDN) is a registered nongovernmental organization (NGO) and a national-level umbrella body of persons with disabilities, represents more than three hundreds member organizations working for promoting the rights of disabled people.

It is an organization that protects and advocates for LGBTI rights. They do this mainly by networking other advocacy groups and distributing various reports in Australia and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region.

Works to prevent sexual assault and defend victims while setting up programmes to prevent abuse and violence.

Justice for All Organization aims to expand access to justice to marginalized populations - particularly women, children, and prisoners - throughout Afghanistan.

A network of over 500 members working to create solidarity in fighting against violence against women and creating awareness

Freeland is dedicated to making the world free of wildlife trafficking and human slavery. Head-quartered in Bangkok, they work throughout Asia and beyond. Freeland's programs include support for law enforcement agencies through training and tip-offs, support to vulnerable communities with the introduction of alternative livelihoods, and public education through mass media campaigns and grassroots outreach.

Aims to increase citizen awareness of their rights and responsibilites to promote good governance and strengthened democracy

It works to protect human rights and promotes justice and the rule of law. They offer free legal services for women victims of sexual based violence, children, and disadvantaged people. They also provide capacity building for lawyers and paralegals through trainings, seminars, and internships.

Works to find innovative solutions to reintegrating offenders, and to prevent social crime especially in youths, along with working to improve the criminal justice system.

It works to advance democracy, governance, human rights, and the rule of law in Sierra Leone. They specialize in the promotion of legal reforms and governance accountability.

It is committed to advocating for women and children’s rights by conducting awareness raising activities to bring about cultural, policy and legal changes/transformation in the society through the use of media.

It is an independent research center of the Central European University (CEU). It contributes to an informed international dialogue about the future of the European Union. The center focuses geographically on Central and Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans and Turkey, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Russia.

Maitri's work is organized under two main categories: violence against women and migrant workers. The organization has been addressing the issue of violence against women and acts as a catalyst to enable access to basic rights to some of the most marginalized and vulnerable populations in India.