Nearly two-thirds of Kenyan girls experience sexual assault. In 2012 the Kenyan High Court found that police failure to enforce existing rape law had created a climate of impunity. This project is ...
Order and Security (Factor 5 of the WJP Rule of Law Index) measures how well the society assures the security of persons and property. Security is one of the defining aspects of any rule of law society and a fundamental function of the state. It is also a precondition for the realization of the rights and freedoms that the rule of law seeks to advance. This factor includes three dimensions that cover various threats to order and security: crime (5.1 particularly conventional crime), political violence (5.2 including terrorism, armed conflict, and political unrest), and violence as a socially acceptable means to redress personal grievances (5.3 vigilante justice).
5.1 Crime is effectively controlled
5.2 Civil conflict is effectively limited
5.3 People do not resort to violence to redress personal grievances
Nearly two-thirds of Kenyan girls experience sexual assault. In 2012 the Kenyan High Court found that police failure to enforce existing rape law had created a climate of impunity. This project is ...
CEELI works to advance the rule of law around the world, through training and skills development, professional conferences and exchanges along with programs to uphold and strengthen critical components of the rule of law.
Peasant Action promotes sustainable agriculture through work with local actors, prioritizing the participation of rural people and their organizations. Their programs include Family Agriculture, Economic Autonomy of Peasant Women, Environmental Conservation, and the Observatory of Land, Environment, and Rural Poverty, to name a few.
CEPAZ promotes and defends democratic values, human rights, and aims to build a culture of Peace in Venezuela. Their main areas of work include women's empowerment programs and activism for the promotion of peace. CEPAZ is the founder of the Orange Network (Red Naranja), a space to coordinate activities between women's rights advocates and organizations.
Founded in 2010, ConBiVe is a platform for citizen participation that seeks to achieve the sustainable development of the country. It seeks to create spaces for citizen and institutional participation as a means to promote collaborative mechanisms for the resolution of environmental conflicts through education, scientific research, and the implementation of programs.
ReDHFrontera is comprised of civil society groups and organizations committed to the active participation in promoting and defending human rights, specifically those that seek to mitigate situations that threaten to exasperate the crisis in the border states between Venezuela and Colombia.
The Venezuelan Observatory of Violence collects and generates quality data and information on interpersonal violence in Venezuela. It monitors the occurrence of events and offers reliable information to the authorities, civil society organizations, and citizens.
Active Peace contributes to the strengthening of citizenship and institutions as a means to guarantee equal access to justice, security, and social coexistence. Their programs include the Initiative for Transitional Justice, the Organized Crime Observatory, and the Observatory for Road Safety, to name a few.
The Jesuit Service for Refugees supports and defends the rights of refugees in Venezuela. Their activities include working in the border region between Venezuela and Colombia, providing safe spaces for refugee women, and developing peacebuilding processes and conflict resolution initiatives in vulnerable communities located in Alto Apure, Táchira, and Zulia.
FUNDESA is an independent and private entity created in 1984 by a group of businessmen and entrepreneurs to foster economic, social, and sustainable development. Their mission is to contribute to the strengthening of a market based economy and the rule of law in Guatemala through research and initiatives such as Mejoremos Guate (Let's Improve Guatemala) and Encuentro Nacional por el Desarrollo (National Convening for Development).
It works to promote multicultural understanding and to contribute to the development of a democratic civil society in Poland and in the Central and Eastern European region. It is particularly focused on educational initiatives that combat racial and ethnic prejudices among the youth.
Established in 2002, HNLAC advances human rights by providing free legal aid to individuals at risk of discrimination and social exclusion, such as victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, foreigners, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and refugees. It undertakes legal interventions and advocacy activities, while pursuing research and educational projects.
It's a social research and watchdog organization that promotes civic control over the justice system by encouraging ordinary citizens to observe court sessions. Since 2010, more than 2,500 volunteers have contributed over 40,000 observations to the Foundation's database. These observations as well as the Foundation's research are used to address problems and to promote good practices in the Polish judicial system.
La Strada Poland was one of the founding members of La Strada network established in 1995. It offers legal support and has a crisis intervention center and a shelter for victims, as well as a helpline. It raises social awareness by informing the public concerning social problems such as human trafficking and forced labor.
Established in 1997 to promote understanding between individuals, societies, and cultures, it propagates a culture of peaceful conflict resolution, including the expansion of mediation in Poland, while assisting democratic decision-making procedures and activities for the development of a knowledge-based civic society. It also works in Kenya and Georgia managing developmental cooperation projects.
Founded in 1956 to promote social responsibility, it provides youth education and advances democratic changes in the Eastern Europe region. Their initiatives include public campaigns, a scholarship fund program, meetings, and lectures. KIK also collaborates with different organizations to construct spaces to prevent social exclusion, xenophobia, or discrimination on the basis of religion and nationality.
Established in 1999 to counteract xenophobic and anti-Semitic prejudice reappearing in Polish public life, it promotes tolerance, openness, and respect for persons and groups of different ethnic, national, religious, cultural, or social identification, as well as combating any forms of racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and other attitudes harmful to human dignity.
The Legal Centre works to protect the the rights of women and children, migrants and their families but also developed legal assistance for women victim of violence and programs to counter human trafficking and provide assistance to victims.