Leading Organizations

It works to contribute to the development of the administration of the criminal justice system in Nigeria. Their programs aim to educate prison authorities on prisoners’ rights, create liaison with the government and other authorities, and to ensure proper accountability and improvement in the welfare of prisoners conditions.

CAC is an alliance of the academia, business sector, civil society organizations, and Church that fights corruption. Launched on 21 September 2004, its mission is to implement and support counter-corruption projects in the area of procurement reforms and delivery of essential public services.

Maiti Nepal protects Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, trafficking, child prostitution, child labor and various forms of abuse, exploitation and torture. It also actively works to provide justice for the victimized girls and women through criminal investigation and legal representation.

Works to monitor and reform electoral processes to promote good governance, democracy, and human rights through election monitoring and civic education

Works to train legal practitioners and advance the rule of law through collaborative approaches and high level symposia such as JUSTRAC.

Judges working to promote the rights of women judges, women and children in the legal system in Malawi, and strengthening the accessibility of Malawi's legal system.

Undertakes research on policy impact assessment and implement solutions on capacity strengthening for communities, especially disadvantaged communities, through surveys on transparency and governance.

Sri Lanka Brief is a non-profit association which is politically neutral and non-denominational, with the aims to: investigate, research, and report on human rights issues of Sri Lanka and disseminate them in a manner so as to defend and strengthen the human rights, avenues to justice, and democratic freedoms of the country.

Studies and reviews current acts and laws to better align policy with the views and values of citizens

It provides networking with member organizations, reaching approximately 200 non-governmental institutions that work with children in Tanzania. It works to strengthen independent child led forums in communities, and forums of individuals and parents who wish to take an active role in the defense of child's rights.

It is a peace-building organization that aims to prevent violent conflict through mediation, justice, youth development, anti-corruption campaigns, and capacity building initiatives.

It has 40 years of experience working in Sub-Sahara Africa promoting social justice and development through the power of collective action and locally rooted citizen movements.

Founded in 1992, it is the premier human rights organization in Kenya. It works to foster human rights, democratic values, human dignity, and social justice through programs such as transformative justice, economic and social justice, political pluralism and diversity, and institutional support and development.

It is a collaborative data journalism project that tracks donations made to politicians and parties. The team is comprised of journalists from Postmedia, developers from Qlik, and academics from the University of Toronto. Their goal is to provide an accessible search tool for contributions at the federal level, as well as in every province and territory.

It was founded in 1979. It works to undertake Industrial research, technology and innovation, and to disseminate findings that will have a positive impact on national development.

India Rejuvenation Initiative was formed by a group of retired and serving top bureaucrats in 2005, IRI focused its attention towards corruption prevalent at the top echelons of Indian polity.

It is a peace-building organization that aims to prevent violent conflict through mediation, justice, youth development, anti-corruption campaigns, and capacity building initiatives.

It supports Ebola survivors by building resilient communities and advocating for the improvement of health services. It develops strong partnerships with existing governmental and private public health structures.

Works to promote and expand the rights of migrants, and to investigate sex trafficking cases of migrants, while pushing for anti trafficking policy at the national level.

Works to produce research on the civil (7) and criminal (8) justice system of the United States, evaluates performance of state justice systems through its Justice Index, supports justice system research and reform in the US and in other countries.

Works to produce research on issues related to civil and criminal procedures, and to support and strengthening the legal profession in Russia.

It is a collective of nine Amharic language bloggers who work together to create an alternative and independent platform of ideas concerning the socio-political situation of Ethiopia.

It aims to transform the public sector in Africa, confronting inefficiency, excessive bureaucracy, and corruption. It also promotes the engagement between the government, academic institutions, and the private sector.

It protects northern borders of Pakistan and supports Civil Administration in ensuring maintenance of law and order anywhere in Pakistan.

Created in 2005, R-Rights supports the Philippine LGBT Rights Advocacy Movement through in-depth legal and policy studies, to ensure that the law and its institutions are not used as instruments of oppression and discrimination, or to further reinforce gender-stereotypes.