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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Business Anti-Corruption Portal India
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Business Anti-Corruption Portal (BACP) is a one-stop shop for business anti-corruption information offering tools on how to mitigate risks and costs of corruption when doing business abroad.

For Empowering Women - FEW Japan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a women's networking organization that supports and empowers women to achieve their full personal and professional potential. Its members include professionals from different backgrounds and membership is open to any woman, irrespective of her nationality.

Musawah Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in Kuala Lumpur in 2009, their aim is to promote equality and justice in Muslim families. It uses a holistic framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived experiences of women and men.

Youth Association for Development Pakistan
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to raise awareness on a variety of issues from democracy to security, to the environment and social and political participation, through research, training and participation.

Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan
Factor 5: Order and Security

ANF works to inquire, investigate and prosecute all offences related or connected with intoxicants and narcotics. Its mandate is based up Anti Narcotics Force Act of 1997.

Pasali Philippines Foundation Philippines
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

In a former conflict ridden area of Palimbang, Pasali contributes to peace by allowing its interventions to touch on issues on discrimination, land ownership, debt, and lack of economic resources.

Bloggers Association of Kenya - BAKE Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

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.

The Law Society of Kenya - LSK Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

It is a bar association with membership of over thirteen thousand practicing advocates. It advises and assists members of the legal profession, the government, and the larger public in all matters relating to the administration of justice in Kenya.

International Justice Mission (IJM) - India India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

International Justice Mission (IJM) is an international NGO working in India against sex trafficking and forced labor slavery. It partners with those working in the local justice system to help victims of violence. Its advocates work to bring criminals to justice and strengthen the justice system.

AIDHA Singapore
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Provides training courses for migrant women in Singapore in financial literacy and self development with the goal of enabling to develop ventures in Singapore and send money home.

Louisiana Justice Institute United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to represents communities of color and vulnerable parts of Louisiana in respect of their human rights and for social justice.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Ethiopia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Established in 2000, it protects the human rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitution through advocacy, counseling, monitoring, and research.

Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

HKCTU promotes democracy and is dedicated to uniting the working class and strengthening the independent trade union movement so workers can fight for their labor rights. It defends social justice, aims to close the wealth gap, and fights for a fair share of prosperity for the socially underprivileged.

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

An international development program that promotes justice, economic opportunity and human dignity through the rule of law.

Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement - TOAM Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an umbrella organization that coordinates and promotes the development of organic farming among distributors, consumers, and producers, through networking and the sharing of information. It has 115 members including various types of institutions and organizations, such as farmers associations and cooperatives, NGOs, organic operators, companies, distributors, researchers, and trainers.

Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

ACSFo is a network of civil society organizations working to promote and advocate civic participation.

Y Vote Australia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a youth led movement created to strengthen the voices of young people in Australian democracy. Their mission is to inform and encourage young people to vote and participate in local and national democratic processes.

Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) was established in 2009 as an independent electoral observing organization aiming to observe the electoral processes to ensure credibility and transparency of elections.

Women's Situation Room Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a peace building initiative to prevent and mitigate conflicts during elections. It mobilizes women and youth to ensure their active participation in the electoral process. Through observation and the analysis of data and information from the field, it provides early alerts to elections related incidents.

Justice Centres Uganda Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Provides free legal services to the poor and disadvantaged

The Network against Gender Based Violence - NGBV The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a network of various organizations and institutions in the public and non-state sectors that are working to address gender based violence. It seeks to promote closer strategic partnerships for joint programming, implementation, and resource mobilization.

National Legal Aid Clinic for Women Zambia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A free legal aid resource for underrepresented women and children which aims to protect their rights and advocate for policy reform

Independent Monitoring Group of El Salvador (GMIES) El Salvador
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to monitor working conditions in various industries in the country and to develop a Center for Labour Rights, to educate and provide legal assistance to workers about their rights.

Innocence Project United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to free the wrongfully convicted, improve case law through strategic litigation, push for reform of the criminal justice system for fairer trials and to support ex detainees in their reintegration into society.

Greater Rape Intervention Project (GRIP) South Africa
Factor 5: Order and Security

Provides assistance to rape victims through safepoints, a hotline, medical and psychological assistance in combination with government services.