Leading Organizations

Provides high quality research and comment on public police and debate in order to inform and shape the ideas and ideologies of democracy.

BABSEACLE's mission is to strengthen and support access to justice and the rule of law globally through justice education and raising awareness of pro bono. Their Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs and Pro Bono Initiatives are active throughout Asia including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, the Maldives, and Nepal.

Works to hold government accountable on themes such as voter rights or campaign financing through advocacy and research.

Operating in Tanzania since 2007, it aims to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged communities and to preserve the environment through the expansion of sanitation services in the areas of decentralised sanitation, wastewater, and solid waste disposal. BORDA also has chapters in Lesotho, Mali, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Works to investigate cases of forced labour in different industries in Brazil and bring them to the public eye, along with investigating projects that have a negative environmental impact, transmitting the information through journalism, education and research publication.

Works to raise funds for civil society development and program implementation around human rights in all of Brazil's 5 regions.

Founded in 2012 and formerly known as The Vine Community Services Ltd (VCSL), Branches of Hope works to restore dignity, justice, and hope to vulnerable and marginalized persons in Hong Kong. Their initiatives include STOP, that combats human trafficking and provides support for victims and ROAD, that helps refugees regain their dignity and become more autonomous.

A development organisation dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor with large scale programmes for men and women in different countries.

Provides educational approaches to understanding immigration and free legal assistance to the San Diego county immigration population.

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

The Institute seeks to provide excellent research and expand the understanding of human rights beyond academia through collaboration with practitioners and scholars.

It is a national association of NGO's, governmental institutions, and civil society organizations that defend human rights in Bolivia. It encourages citizen participation and monitors the Bolivian state's commitments in areas of human rights, social integration, and democracy.

The Center is dedicated to research and education in areas such as democracy, regional and urban development, and environmental management. It focuses its efforts on analyzing the impact of public policies, the relation between the state and society, and the practices of social, indigenous, and trade union movements.

ACEAA contributes to the sustainable management and preservation of the Amazonian ecosystems by producing knowledge and capacities in collaboration with local actors.

Bolivia Data publishes information that promotes initiatives for the development of Bolivia through capacity building and the use of technology.

BDS, the only organization of this kind in Nepal, works mainly in the field of sexual minorities. The BDS works in Kathmandu with local communities and on a national level with the mission to improve the sexual health, human rights and wellbeing the LGBTQI community in Nepal.

It is comprised by a group of bloggers and social media activists that build capacity among members, promote citizen journalism, and educate the public through the platform. They have developed projects such as Ghana Decides to promote electoral accountability, and Inform Ghana to foster information sharing between citizens.

It has established a network of bloggers, social media influencers, activists, hackers, software developers, and lawyers, dedicated to protecting the freedom of expression and online access to information by Kenyans. Their programs iFreedoms, Jukumu Letu, and Kenya Monitor, document important occurrences and transmit them to the public.

Works to introduce the issues surrounding black women into different societal agendas: gender, criminal justice, order and policy.

Black Sash works to provide legal assistance to citizens in all areas of public administration, through their helpine and team, with 59 years of experience.

Works to abolish racism against black people in America, and to end violence by police and citizens against the black community.

Works to create a national network of black advocates for social justice, through training, education, advocacy and research (The State of Black Immigrants Research Institute).

It is a journalist's organization, focused on environmental and natural resources advocacy. It was founded in 2010, with the technical support of the department of Parks and Wildlife Management (Ministry of Forestry and Environment). It advocates for the sustainable use of biodiversity resources.

Works to defend freedom of expression and the guarantees declared under the Bill of Rights through advocacy and democratic participation.

It strives to prevent the poaching of elephants and all wildlife in East Africa. Under the principle that sustainable conservation can only be achieved through a community-based collaborative approach. They track and apprehend wildlife criminals and collaborate with local prosecutors to ensure that they are punished to the fullest extent of the law.