Leading Organizations

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

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

MJN is a youth organization dedicated to promoting participation of all actors in the democractic sphere, and to coordinate efforts between women, youth and other groups in an effort to solve governance issues in Nicaragua such as the national identification issue.

INIET is the leading body researching and informing public policy on taxes in Nicaragua and social justice within the social security system.

FUNIDES works to engage businesses and the private sector in monitoring the government's transparency, along with designing strategies and reports on public policies in order to make them more efficient and accountable.

The CENIDH works to represent individuals in front of state and private institutions in cases related to human rights abuses and violations, to uphold democracy and the rule of law.

The ANPDH is one of the leading organizations investigation and litigating human rights cases in Nicaragua.

The project is financed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID) and the European Union in order to tackle drugs and violence in Nicaragua through police training, societal outreach and information campaigns.

Their program Online Engagement includes the following themes: ethnicity, land and inequality, leadership accountability, corruption, impunity, devolution, justice and promoting nationhood, and security. It has conducted projects like Sauti Yetu Debates, to encourage people to exercise their democratic rights through accountability forums with elected officials.

Advocates for legislation to be passed on climate change issues to ensure against environmental degradation and for access to health and environmental rights.

Works to prevent sexual assault and defend victims while setting up programmes to prevent abuse and violence.

Is a research and social action center promoting national reconciliation through initiatives of peace building and security. It contributes to the expansion of participatory democracy through the construction of alternatives for social equity, the recognition of ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity with the aim of strengthening the rule of law.

It is a youth organization that encourages civic participation in political process. They arrange debate programs, and short-term trainings and seminars.

Founded in 1962 to promote women's rights, education, peace, and environmental protection, it works in all 47 prefectures of Japan. In 2003, Shinfujin was granted Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

It works in the Sinai region to provide assistance to refugees in prisons and hospitals, including providing food, raising money for the wounded refugees' treatment, and proper burial for the deceased.

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.

The Network of Support for Justice and Peace is a civil association that promotes and defends human rights in Venezuela, especially the right to life and security, as well as integrity and personal freedom. They offer legal and psychological assistance to victims of police brutality and abuses of power, prioritizing the working class sectors of Venezuelan society.

It is an initiative that promotes political education and participation for university students. It contributes to the construction of a critical socio-political thought process, while fostering social justice and democratic values in Bolivia, working principally in La Paz, Tarija, Sucre, and Santa Cruz.

It is an independent association of lawyers who defend victims of human rights violations perpetrated by officials of the Colombian State. They utilize a strategic litigation methodology to create political impact at a national level.

Works to collectivise the actions of various civil society groups in a struggle for 7. Civil Justice in matters of health, sexual rights, housing etc….

Strengthens democracy in the MENA region by establishing a network of civil society organizations and activists and faciliting exchange of information, research, training, and advocay collaborations through the network.

It aspires to guarantee the needs and welfare of women and children through coordination with likeminded organizations, for the promotion and monitoring of human rights issues and poverty eradication.

Founded in 1988, it works to protect the rights of the Sierra Leoneans and to transform the conditions of poverty and injustice. They advocate and strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations, rights holders, and the government, to effectively engage in the transformation of society.

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.

Working to promote the work of young people on issues such as climate change, gender or access to education through community based programs led by youths.