Leading Organizations

It was founded in 1989 and provided emergency and humanitarian relief during the civil war. Their present initiatives include post war peace building projects, programs for HIV/AIDS prevention, food security, environmental protection, poverty eradication, and gender equality.

Looks to improve the delivery of justice through the monitoring of the federal court appointment process and the efficiency of the justice system in the protection of civil rights.

It promotes social justice, peace, and the rule of law. Their Free Legal Clinics offer access to justice to the underprivileged in areas such as employment, family, housing, immigration, and welfare benefits, to name a few.

It was founded in 2001, and advocates for child health, education, food security, social welfare, the environment, and youth development. It works in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare.

It facilitates and empowers individuals to cultivate sustainable and peaceful communities in Northern Ghana by offering innovative education and training in peacebuilding, social justice, democratic values, and reconciliation.

LANCAU NEPAL is a law based social engineering organization, dedicated to uproot the untouchability system from Nepal. Some of the activities it focuses on are formation of a global pressure group of lawyers to curb untouchability, and providing national and global level pro-bono legal support.

Works to monitor elections and provide independent review of the electoral process to citizens.

Provides legal and ethical aid for survivors of domestic violence

Seeks to influence government decisions surrounding resources to promote achievement of sustainable development

Works to promote the use of restorative justice in South Africa, in order to drive crime reduction and ensure a more compassionate justice system.

Parivartan works for building organizations of deprived masses, supporting their struggles for sustainable socio-economic development through participation in planning and implementation of development process and influencing the policies for transparent, responsive and responsible governance.

The organization is committed to transforming conflict, peace building, safeguarding of human rights, and providing access to justice.

FORUM-ASIA works to promote and protect human rights through collaboration and cooperation among organizations and defenders in Asia and beyond. FORUM-ASIA has had consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC Status) since 2004 and has had a consultative relationship with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) since 2017.

One of the leading organizations in the field of human rights monitoring, transitional justice and legal assistance in El Salvador.

Youth For Change is a youth-led project with the objective of ending gender-based violence in Tanzania. It was founded in 2014, and currently has teams based in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the UK, and Tanzania.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ideas Academy - Quality Secondary Education for Refugees, Stateless and Undocumented Youths
It is a research institute that offers solutions for public policy by improving understanding of the principles of rule of law, limited government, and market freedoms. Their areas of work include democracy and governance, social policy, and economics and business.

The global network for public interest law. PILnet collaborates with local partners around the globe to develop the legal landscape essential to rights-respecting societies.

It is a human rights public policy research, advocacy, and educational institute. Founded in 2001, it is an affiliate of Africa Open Democracy Foundation (AODF) and a partner of Africa Rights and Democracy Institute (ARDI).

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.

Works to provide rehabiliation programmes and mechanisms for offenders, and inform the public on the workings of the prison system.

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.

National social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of people involved in the sex trade and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.

It was founded in 1995 in Arusha city, it is the premier Bar Association in the East African Region. It seeks the promotion of constitutionalism, democracy and good governance, the rule of law and the advancement, promotion, and protection of human rights of all people in East Africa and beyond.

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.

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.