Leading Organizations

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.

Maitri's work is organized under two main categories: violence against women and migrant workers. The organization has been addressing the issue of violence against women and acts as a catalyst to enable access to basic rights to some of the most marginalized and vulnerable populations in India.

It is a networking platform for women in the legal profession in Japan. It fosters activities to address current issues related with women and law, such as human trafficking and modern slavery in Japan. It also provides legal assistance for refugee applications.

Founded in 2002, it is a coalition of 28 community based organizations, that promotes human rights in the four regions of the country through policy advocacy and campaigns. Their initiatives are focused on monitoring an effective healthcare delivery service to rural communities.

Public Affairs Centre (PAC) was established with a mandate to improve the quality of governance in India. The Centre is globally known for its pioneering Citizen Report Cards, benchmarking studies used to improve public services, as well as their work on electoral transparency, public works quality monitoring tools and approaches.

Government Body tasked with monitoring government compliance with human rights, and in particular with delivering effective access to information for citizens.

ACSEN is a network of civil society organizations that works to improve the electoral process, transparency and accountablity, and increase public participation, especially for women.

It assesses NGO's perceived ability to be a part of public discourse and properly advocate. It also provides information about legal rights.

Works with state and non-state actors to strengthen democratic processes and rule of law and to improve citizen participation

Works to develop a transformative program for inmate to reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism, through skills training and its Prison Diaries program.

It is a website of citizen journalists whose aim it to report important stories from all the counties in Kenya. It is a project by Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), and seeks to support online activists defending free speech and to empower citizens to exercise their fundamental rights.

A non-governmental, non-profit working to actively defend and promote human rights in Venezuela.

CCAGG is a local based organization that works in the rural, remote, mountainous province of Abra. It was established in 1987 as an outgrowth of a wider democratization movement in the Philippines. CCAGG works to contribute to increasing the technical capacity of other organizations, promote good governance, and fight corruption.

It is a pan-African organization headquartered in Banjul. It was founded in 1989 by an Act of the Parliament of the Republic of The Gambia, becoming an independent NGO in 1995. Its mission is the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy in Africa.

Founded in 1999, It works to reduce poverty and empower rural women to take valid decisions on their own.

Works to allow student attorneys to represent individual, families or organizations suffering violation of their human rights.

Works to provide legal assistance to persons,strengthening of corruption investigation mechanisms and engages in mediation of conflict. It has developed a system of Village Court & Abritration Councils to resolve petty civil & criminal disputes.

Works to defend the reprodutive rights of women and to maintain existing abortion laws and to extend the right to abortion around the country.

Founded in 1972, it assists disadvantaged communities with emergency relief, rehabilitation, support for refugees/returnees, and HIV/AIDS prevention. It promotes sustainable development, community empowerment, and gender equality.

It works to eliminate violence against women and children, and to promote gender equality and social justice. Their services include hospital support and training for medical personnel, shelters, legal counseling, and court representation for victims of GBV.

It provides high quality training and consultancy on agricultural businesses. It addresses challenges like market information to local farmers (i.e. connecting local farmers directly to the market with the use of Information Communication Technology - ICT), and the use of innovative farming methods (i.e. treated seeds, tractors, establishment of irrigation farming, etc.).

The Refugee Legal Aid Program (RLAP) provides information, counseling, referral, representation, and advocacy for asylum seekers and refugees in Egypt.

Founded in 2012, it advocates for the defense of LGBTI people's rights. Its initiatives include the provision of training for community leaders, research, and legal assistance in cases of sexual orientation based discrimination through paralegal services.

FactChecker.in is an initiative of the initiative of The Spending & Policy Research Foundation. It scrutinizes and researches statements made by individuals in public life, for veracity and context.

APF is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of maintaining law and order, combatting insurgency, and cracking down terrorist activities. It is mobilized in various policing jobs—security of VIPs, protection of vital installations and facilities, and control riots and public unrest. APF serves as a second layer for maintaining security in the country.