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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) registered in Nepal was launched in 1994 as a loose regional network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Integrity Watch Afghanistan Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) is an Afghan civil society organization committed to increase transparency, accountability, and integrity in Afghanistan. The mission of Integrity Watch is to put corruption under the spotlight through community monitoring, research, and advocacy.

Asean Legal Information Portal - Asean LIP International
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

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.

Human Rights Commission Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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.

Equal Justice Initiative United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to battle inequality and discrimination in the justice system and to defend children in prisons and prisoners on the death penalty. Advocate for reform of the 8. Criminal Justice system to end mass incarceration.

Sunlight Foundation United States
Factor 3: Open Government

Seeks to use technology in order to push for more democratic participation in the accountability process, and provide platforms for access to information.

Advocacy Forum (AF) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AF is working to promote the rule of law and upholds international human rights standards in Nepal. The core area of AF's work includes human rights advocacy. AF is actively confronting the deeply entrenched culture of impunity in Nepal.

Environmental Protection Society Malaysia - EPSM Malaysia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1974 at the University of Malaya by a group of Malaysians concerned about protecting the environment, EPSM works to prevent environment deterioration, control human activities, and increase public awareness.

Overseas Development Institute International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Institute seeks to strengthen countries through policy and practice and public/private partnerships for their development and the alleviation of poverty.

Justice On Trial India
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The objective of Justice On Trial is to promote, protect and defend human rights and freedom. It redresses the violation of human rights of victims of violence. To this effect, it has filed many Public Interest Litigations in the Court to ensure justice be meted out to victims of crimes.

The Canadian Anti-Corruption League Canada
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It was formed by a group of concerned citizens committed to stopping all forms of corruption. It promotes transparency, accountability, and democratic principles.

Techno Brain - Malawi Malawi
Factor 5: Order and Security

Leading IT firm in Africa, developed a Criminal Tracking system alongside the Malawi Police Force in order to coordinate investigation programs and modernise systems across all offices.

International Institute for Child Protection - IICP The Gambia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It was founded in 1998, in response to the social crisis triggered by the dramatic increase of human rights violation against children. IICP is the local partner of Anti-Corruption International, and it seeks collaboration between different organizations to fight corruption in Gambia.

The Centre for Integrated Health Programs - CIHP Nigeria
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It supports high-quality HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis care and treatment in Nigeria. They work with a family-focused approach aimed at increasing local ownership, funding effectiveness, and strengthening of local talent.

Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia Ethiopia
Factor 5: Order and Security

It coordinates advocacy efforts for their members for the promotion of peace, justice, and unity in Ethiopia, while also working with similar national and international associations.

South African Business Coalition on Health and AIDS (SABCOHA) South Africa
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Coalition of businesses working to organize a response to HIV/AIDS and public health issues inside and outside the workplace.

Anti-Corruption & Anti-Narcotics Association of Pakistan (ACANAP) Pakistan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

ACANAP is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit research and training organization with the mission to eradicate corruption and narcotics from Pakistan.

Peasant Movement of the Philippines –Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)  Philippines
Factor 3: Open Government

Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is a democratic and militant movement of landless peasants, small farmers, farm workers, rural youth and peasant women. It has effective leadership over a total of 1.3 million rural people with 65 provincial chapters and 15 regional chapters nationwide.

RISE - Life Management Services Jamaica
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to prevent violence and redress human rights issues and violence in at risk communities within Jamaica in order to promote safe and functioning communities.

Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF) Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 2015, it aims to improve health care and well-being for Tanzanians of all ages, contributing to health care provision and deliverance. It perceives health care as a fundamental right that should be available for all individuals with the highest attainable standards of care from well trained medical personnel.

LAWASIA: law Association for Asisa and the Pacific Australia
Factor 7: Civil Justice

LAWASIA promotes the sharing of legal knowledge to ensure a mutual understanding of the standards of rule of law. It's central goal is to strengthen professional relations.

Human Rights Focus Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security

A nework of organizations working for human rights, good governance, democracy, and transitional justice

Corte de Apelaciones - Comision de Visita a Carceles Chile
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Investigates the prison system and produces reports on living conditions of prisoners, torture and abuse statements and proposes reviews of government policy and practices.

Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) India
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ending the macabre practice of witch hunting through women empowerment
RLEK works with the vision of achieving a just and sustainable society to empower indigenous groups, marginalised populations, women and children to claim their rights and entitlements under the Constitution of India.

Building Resilience Against Violent Extremism - BRAVE Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is the main initiative of the Center for Sustainable Conflict Resolution (CSCR). It seeks to generate public debate and dialogue by addressing violent extremism and terrorism with a strategy centered on ideological elements such as narratives and counter-narratives.