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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Act Against Corruption Agir Contre la Corruption France
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Internet Platform set up by Transparency International to allow citizens to report cases of corruption or malpractice by politicians.

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Singapore
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Sets the standards for transparency and tax declaration of business in Singapore.

Accountants and Auditors Association ????? ????????? ?????? ???????? United Arab Emirates
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to strengthen the accountancy and finance profession through capacity building activities with its members and the development of auditing and accounting standards for the in the UAE.

Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Utilizes a coordinated advocacy approach in order to put pressure on the government to address past human rights abuses and to promote the implementation of a comprehensive transitional justice mechanism in Nepal.

Accountability Round Table Australia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

A non-partisan round table discussing ways to improve transparency and democratic pratices within the Australian government.

Accountability Network Red por la Rendicion de Cuentas Mexico
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to develop a network of organizations and academics to create a system of accountability and checks and balances in Mexico, through the promotion of the National Anticorruption system and the reform of the Transparency Act.

Accountability Institute South Africa (AISA) South Africa
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to promote good standards on accountability for NGOs, government and business, in order to promote ethics and transparency.

Accountability Rendición de Cuentas Mexico
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to develop a network of organizations and academics to create a system of accountability and checks and balances in Mexico, through the promotion of the National Anticorruption system and the reform of the Transparency Act.

Access to Justice: Venezuelan Observatory of Justice Acceso a la Justicia: Observatorio Venezolano de la Justicia Venezuela
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Access to Justice is an independent and private civil association founded in 2010 by a group of Venezuelans committed to the defense of justice, the rule of law, the separation of powers, judicial independence, democracy, freedom, and human rights in Venezuela.

Access to Justice Law Centre Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It provides legal advice and representation through paralegal services, community dialogue, and community justice programs.

Access to Justice - A2Justice Nigeria
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is an advocacy group working to guarantee equal and non-discriminatory access to justice, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the judiciary. Their initiatives include the Legal Resource Programme, the Legal Acces Programme, and the Judicial Integrity and Independence Programme.

Access to Information (ATI) Unit Jamaica
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to develop transparency and access to information mechanisms for the government and inform citizens about accounta bility and access to information.

Accept International ????????????????? Japan
Factor 5: Order and Security

It uses peaceful methods to educate young people and adults on terrorism and conflict prevention. It works in China, Kenya, Nigeria, and Somalia. Its headquarters are located in Japan, where their work is focused on overcoming issues concerning human relations in schools and elderly communities.

ACCEPT Romania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of the LGBTI community in Romania, through policy recommendations, lobbying and strategic litigation.

Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of State and Law Vi?n Nhà n??c và Pháp lu?t Vietnam
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The basic function of the Institute is to study fundamental issues related to State and Law; to provide the scientific evidence for making strategies and policies which are used for the development and building State and law.

Academy for Peace and Development Georgia
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to involve youth in policy development on conflict resolution, peace processes and development, in monitoring policy and creating active participation.

Academic Institute for Peace, Democracy and Security Instituto Universitario en Democracia, Paz y Seguridad Honduras
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

Has developed an observatory of violence and trains children, families and citizens in general on reduction of violence and leadership mechanisms.

Abyssinia Law Ethiopia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is an online free-access resource for Ethiopian legal information such as Supreme Court decisions, policy documents, and research documents, among others. The initiative was founded by the Liku Worku Law Office and is a member of the World Free Access to Legal Movement.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center ???????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ??????? United Arab Emirates
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Created by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI), acts as an alternative justice platform aiming to resolve national and international commercial disputes in accordance with international arbitration standards.

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce (ADCCI) ???? ??? ??? United Arab Emirates
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Contributes to developing, organizing, and supporting commercial and trade activities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, primarly through building competive capabilities of private sector companies in partnership with public governmental entities.

Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) UAE
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Promotes accountability and transparency in the public sector, specifically
government departments, local councils and all companies or projects in which the government owns more than a 50 per cent share.

Above Ground Canada
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It promotes corporate accountability for companies based in Canada or supported by the Canadian state. It works in collaboration with human rights organizations in Canada and abroad, and it facilitates legal assistance and policy research to inform analysis and coordinated actions.

Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada La Coalition pour le droit à l'avortement au Canada Canada
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a nationwide political pro-choice group that works to ensure women's reproductive freedom by defending abortion rights and fostering access to health services.

ABAAD ????? Lebanon
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Promotes gender equality and works to end gender based violence through social and economic programming.

ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) - Judicial Strengthening to Build Court Effectiveness (JUSTICE) program  Philippines
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The JUSTICE program combats court ineffectiveness and ABA ROLI, in close collaboration with local partners, such as the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, the Office of Government Corporate Counsel and the Intellectual Property Office, is implementing targeted interventions to make the Philippine justice system more responsive, reliable and efficient.