Leading Organizations

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.

FPE was created by and for the Philippine NGOs and peoples' organizations. FPE envisions itself as a dynamic, relevant, proactive and growing organization enabling civil society and other stakeholders towards effective biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

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.

Founded in 1965, it coordinates the social and development ministries of the Universal Church in Ethiopia. It provides humanitarian assistance, social rehabilitation, WASH services, and health and HIV/AIDS education.

Works to produce reports on new modes of social engagement and does capacity building with business, government, NGOs and citizens.

Works to develop political culture and involvement in Bangladesh; developed election monitoring committees, candidate profiles, debate structures and open budget meetings for more transparency and citizen involvement in the political process.

Works to help women who have been victims of domestic violence, through surgery programs, financial assistance, community projects, and public policy advocacy.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Halfway House community reintegration for offenders project
Coalition of ministries offering assistance through education, health, advocacy and skills training to inmates in all of Malawi's prisons.

HRDF is an NGO working to solve the economic and social problems facing disadvantaged communities of different strata in the civil society and the environment; they seek sustainable development and democracy in their efforts.

Aims to provide safe and humane correctional facilities, to be transparent to the public, and to ensure an effective criminal justice system

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Access to Justice for Youth in Conflict with the Law
Founded in 2012 and based in Mombasa, it works to foster a progressive realization of human rights. Particularly, the organization seeks the recognition and empowerment of local communities in Kenya, and to achieve their participation in rights and development initiatives.

The Women's Studies Research Centre is an independent and interdisciplinary initiative founded in 1994 at the University of Hong Kong. It promotes research and dialogue in areas such as gender, cross-cultural awareness, sexuality, and policy making.

THE CCBE is the arm of the EU connecting it to the legal professionals throughout member countries, enhancing regional cooperation, practice and standards.

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.

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.

Conflict Victims’ Common Platform (CVCP) is an umbrella organization of victims of the conflict from across Nepal, from both sides of the conflict and represents all kinds of victims.

TLO has been active in two areas concerning rule of law: Conflict and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Peace building and Dialogue Facilitation to guarantee peaceful communities in Afghanistan.

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

It works to advance and protect the fundamental rights of the underprivileged, providing free legal services and education.

It is the African chapter of the Swedish non-profit organization that works in Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, and Rwanda. It supports social entrepreneurs and innovators through the construction of partnerships between private and governmental organizations.

It is an independent Bar association that upholds the rule of law and protects the interests of the legal profession. Their Legal Aid Centres provide comprehensive access to justice services throughout the peninsula of Malaysia.

The Bangalore Political Action Committee was established to promote a good quality of life for all citizens of Bangalore City. It has launched Spotter, which is a crowd-sourcing initiative to gather crucial information about various aspects of safety, traffic, cleanliness, mobility etc. and prevail upon the civic agencies to change.

ILD has been working for 30 years on establishing, fighting for, and promoting property rights in Peru. The organization has evolved into a leading model of conflict resolution regarding natural resources and against absurd regulations impeding the livelihood of ordinary citizens.

NASSA was created by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 1966 as a response to the call of the Universal Church for renewal and social transformation through social justice.

It promotes a just society through the monitoring and accountability of institutions, outreach and advocacy for institutional transparency, capacity building, and empowerment the citizenry.