Leading Organizations

Hong Kong Free Press is an English-language news media outlet seeking to unite critical voices on local and national affairs. Their platform aims to monitor and protect Hong Kong's core values and freedoms by reporting without fear or interference, free of charge, and independently.

It is an innovation laboratory that advances the use of technology to accelerate change and development in Myanmar. In partnership with Open Development Mekong, they developed Open Development Myanmar to promote open data in the country. Other initiatives include Tech for Peace, Digital Rights, and Open Hluttaw in partnership with Myanmar Fifth Estate.

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

Founded in 2005, it advocates for youth led social change, builds alliances with other civil society organizations, and strengthens existing youth organizations. Their goal is to create a youth movement to monitor the enhancement of governmental transparency and accountability.

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

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.

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

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

It is a fact-checking initiative that verifies numbers quoted by public figures across East Africa. It is a project supported by International Budget Partnership, The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and Code for Africa affiliates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

CEPAD focuses on community development in order to create sustainable and autonomous regional communities in Nicaragua.

Works to create theatre, dance and art performances in conjunction with activitsts and NGOs, to advocate for socia justice on specific topics.

Seeks to end poverty and redress human dignity, provide education for children living in poverty or homelessness and the basic right to shelter.

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.

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

It is a private consulting firm that provides legal assistance and mentoring programs for inmates in federal penitentiaries. Their activities also include rehabilitation and crime prevention.

It strives to contribute to local development in Tanzania. Their programs are divided into two sectors: programs that change practices (i.e. Mama Yangu Maisha Yangu Campaign -My Mother my life Campaign- and Vijana na maendeleo), and programs that contribute to laws and policies (i.e. Proposed reforms on the Law of the Marriage Act.).

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.

The Charles Koch Institute also works to foster a national conversation on critical issues that have a strong impact on the advancement of societal well-being.

It provides health service implementation, capacity building, and research to ensure equitable access to individuals and communities in Nigeria. Their areas of expertise include HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, cancer, and other infectious diseases.

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

CMS is dedicated to multi-disciplinary research-driven initiatives that enable policy makers to take informed decisions on development and social change to improve quality of life.

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.

Asean LIP is an online platform that facilitates free, easy, and meaningful access to Southeast Asian legal information. It is an Access to Law initiative developed and promoted by the University of Malaya and Muttath Knowledge Management Services (MKMS) with the support of leading regional law schools and key stakeholders of the Asean legal, tax and business communities.

Instituted in 2004, its objective is the protection and promotion of human rights throughout the country by means of education and awareness programs. It aims to built a culture of respect for human rights and the rule of law.

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