Leading Organizations

It is an alliance of civil society and private sector organizations concerned with biodiversity conservation, with an special emphasis on agricultural biodiversity for food security and sovereignty. It is working to support farmers in making their voices heard by policy makers and donors who drive the commercial seed agenda.

Our mission is to assist and empower those in Hong Kong, who lack financial/other resources and who cannot adequately protect or represent their own rights and interests. We run a community legal clinic in Sham Shui Po and other outreach projects to other vulnerable groups.

Works to produce quality research on issues such as the SDG compliance mechanisms, governance, environmental norms for a more inclusive and progressive Bangladesh.

Founded in 1976, it is the national labor union that represents all workers in Sierra Leone. It defends and promotes labor rights and coordinates all activities pertaining to the labor social movement.

Founded in 1993, it promotes democracy, equality, and human rights through the use of creative media. It also carries out voter education and election monitoring, and produces voter and citizenship educational tools such as short videos, posters, and online forums.

Citizens for Justice and Peace strives to bring justice to the victims and punishment to the perpetrators of mass crimes, be it communal/ caste violence or acts of terror.

Focuses on advocacy and policy development for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and provides legal services

Works to end police violence, racial profiling and police militarization through advocacy, lobbying and legislation tracking.

Founded in 1998, it is a Pan-African peace building resource organization. It has been involved in conflict mediation, capacity building, research, and documentation. Through The Kenya Peace Network program, they empower communities to participate more actively in the legislative, as well as policy making and implementation.

It was founded in 2001, as part of the Kenyan Defense Staff College. Their mission is to conduct training, education, and research to inform the military, police, and civilian personnel in all aspects of peace support operations.

Works to accompany immigrant children travelling on their own through legal assistance and sponsorship programmes.

The Auditor General's organization is the prime institution in the country for ensuring public accountability and fiscal transparency in governmental operations. The organization is expected to bring about improvements in the financial discipline and internal control environment in the executive departments for minimizing the possibility of waste and fraud.

A national campaign aiming to monitor the promises made by the government to meet the objectives set in the UN Millennium Declaration (2000), the National Development Goals and the National Common Minimum Program (2004-09) with a special focus on the right to livelihood, health & education.

PAHRA was established through a Congress in which more than a hundred organizations from all over the Philippines participated. It was formed as an alliance of individuals, institutions and organizations committed to the promotion, protection and realization of human rights in the Philippines.

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an international NGO head quartered in India and is mandated to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth.

Researches both national and international issues of displacement and is the first and only institute studying international refugee law.

Implements adovcacy strategies and produces social media campaigns to raise awareness on issues such as social justice, governance, women's rights, and climate change

Leading think tank and resource center on the state of health in the United States.

Action Works Nepal's objective is to improve the livelihood of the poor, excluded, and vulnerable communities through innovative vocational opportunities, and economic empowerment activities as driven by communities.

Removing and reducing regulatory and institutional barriers to doing business through providing grant funds to government, private sector and civil society, in order to increase or create opportunities for investment in Afghanistan.

It works to advance the rights and interests of refugee protection claimants in Hong Kong. It empowers its members to assist each other and actively participate in all matters related to refugees and human rights.

It is a network of civil society groups, faith-based organizations, and professional associations that monitor Ghanaian elections. It mobilizes citizens to actively participate in electoral processes and it complements the efforts of the Electoral Commission in ensuring transparent, free, fair, and peaceful elections.

Budeshi (Open contracting for Nigeria), is initiative of the Public and Private Development Centre in partnership with the Pan-Atlantic University, and the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism.

Works to foster citizen participation (esp. Through its Youth Movement), tackle corruption through its Citizen Transparency Observatory and work towards political reform for democracy.

It is a non-profit NGO formed by Women’s Legal Aid Centre in 1992 as a paralegal unit. It works to create a just society that respects women’s and children’s rights; to increase lobbying, advocacy, and monitoring of human rights practices; and to reduce land conflicts among communities of the Arusha region.