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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Christian Social Service Commission - CSSC Tanzania
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1992, it supports the delivery of social services by church institutions in Tanzania through collaboration and partnership, advocacy, lobbying, capacity building, and selected interventions.

The Thai Alliance for Human Rights - TAHR United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes and supports activities that address human rights issues in Thailand as well as collaboration with other similarly goaled organizations worldwide. TAHR also provides aid and rehabilitation for the victims of human rights violations.

Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Jamaica
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend and promote the rights of people affected by HIV AIDS, and to provide them with health and social solutions.

Counterpart International - Afghan Civic Engagement Program (ACEP) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The goal of ACEP is to promote civil society and media engagement that enables Afghan citizens to influence policy, monitor government accountability, and serve as an advocate for political reform.

African Commission on Human and People's Rights The Gambia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The Commission was inaugurated in 1987 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and relocated to Banjul, Gambia in 1989. Its mission is the protection and promotion of human rights, and the jurisprudence of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Nigerian Law Resources Nigeria
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a legal research website that promotes the open access to legal information through an extensive compilation of laws, documents, conferences, and seminars.

Malaysian Social Research Institute - MSRI Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 1959 and formerly known as the Malaysian Sociological Research Institute, MSRI works with refugees and asylum-seekers by providing education, healthcare services, shelter, and emergency support.

Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution Canada
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It is an is an independent center of innovation, research, and reform-based practical application. Its mandate is to advance accesible justice and pursue innovation in the justice system and alternative dispute resolution. The Institute is afiliated with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School.

Ethiopia Human Rights Project Kenya
Factor 3: Open Government

It works towards a democratic political system, where human rights and fundamental freedoms are respected through advocacy, exchange of probative research, and the sharing of critical information.

Tunisia Election Data Tunisia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Presents a range of stakeholders with comprehensive information about the electoral process to enable them to make informed decisions that lead to better outcomes.

Ubora Institute Ghana
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a Pan-African organization, headquartered in Ghana, with operations in Ethiopia, India, Malawi Namibia, Nigeria, and Liberia. They work to empower and equip health systems in Africa to offer optimal healthcare for every child, woman, and man.

Medical Action Myanmar - MAM Myanmar
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a medical aid organization who provides quality basic healthcare services to the underprivileged through a network of clinics. Their areas of work include HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition, and family planning services.

The Budget Advocacy Network Sierra Leone
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a coalition of civil society organizations committed to monitoring budget policy, budget revenue, and budget allocations. It promotes the implementation of transparent and accountable budgeting systems as an essential tool for the achievement of social justice and equity in Sierra Leone.

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Australia
Factor 5: Order and Security

A commision designed to expose, investigate, and address misconduct within the NSW police force.

GreenWatch Uganda Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Advocates for environmental protection and ensures every citizen has access to a clean and healthy environment

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.

Resource Center for Roma Communities Foundation Romania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to provide assistance and give visbility to Roma communities while securing their rights through national partnerships and strategies.

Earth Justice United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Fights for a world free of the disastrous effects of climate change and environmental degradation, and leads conservations efforts.

Good Governance (GoGo) Foundation Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The Foundation seeks to promote good governance, anticorruption, quality public service delivery, right to information, consumer rights, and social accountability by creating an informed citizenship, and by making the state and its governance process accountable, transparent, and participatory.

Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Nationwide network of legal practitioners working to monitor elections to ensure that they are free and fair.

World Justice Project International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The World Justice Project is an independent, multidsciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law around the world. The WJP's mutually-reinforcing lines of business employ a multi-disciplinary approach through original research and data, an active and global network, and practical, locally-led programs to advance the rule of law worldwide.

The institute of Peace Studies and International Relations Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 2004, it aims to build a society respectful of human dignity, human rights, and justice. Its research is focused on peacebuilding, international relations, policy research, conflict monitoring, foreign policy analysis, and advocacy.

Youth And Society (YAS) Malawi
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to promote the role of youths in the democratic and governance. Through their Institute for Civic Leadership and Mzuzu Education Trust fund they encourage the participation of youths in every aspect of political life.

Tanzania Gender Networking Program Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a feminist non-governmental organization which promotes gender equality and social justice. It aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and other marginalized groups, whether due to class, sex, gender, age, ethnicity, disability, geographical, and nationality.

Youth 4 Parliament Zambia
Factor 3: Open Government

Advocates for increasing the number of young people in parliament to better represent the large youth population of the country