Leading Organizations

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.

Works to monitor elections and provide independent review of the electoral process to citizens.

Works to support and implement projects related to security and counterrorism, transparency, accountability and anti corruption, along with good governance and regulatory development through its research center and fund.

It works to provide civilian oversight over the work of the police in Kenya. It is aimed at preventing impunity and enhancing accountability within the National Police Service. It also monitors internal police disciplinary processes to ensure fairness and effectiveness.

It is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes and supports activities that address human rights issues in Thailand as well as collaboration with other similarly goaled organizations worldwide. TAHR also provides aid and rehabilitation for the victims of human rights violations.

It is an independent Bar association that upholds the rule of law and protects the interests of the legal profession. Their Legal Aid Centres provide comprehensive access to justice services throughout the peninsula of Malaysia.

As the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific, LAWASIA brings together under a regional umbrella, the peak bodies representing lawyers of the ESCAP region and individual members of the legal community from around the world.

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.

Brings together students in Uganda to research corruption in the country and pressure elected officials for reform

Founded in 1990, it offers social services and preventive care to all individuals in four of the five regions in The Gambia. Their areas of work include sexual and reproductive health, culture and tradition, gender equality, social development and consultative processes, and participation and decision making processes.

Coordinates and runs the activites of various national and local radios for freedom of expression and incidence in public policy.

The goal of ACEP is to promote civil society and media engagement that enables Afghan citizens to influence policy, monitor government accountability, and serve as an advocate for political reform.

Pro Public dedicates itself to the cause of public interest and focuses on good governance, conflict transformation and peacebuilding, protection of natural and cultural heritage, environmental justice, pollution control, gender justice and consumer protection.

It is focused on actions that are conducive for a democratic and prosperous society through the engagement of citizens to participate politically and the promotion of adequate reforms for a sustainable peace-building process.

It was founded in 2007 and aims to improve the conditions for female journalists, while also advocating for the rights of all women in Sierra Leone. It is a member of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, and has approximately 200 members distributed throughout the country.

Founded in 1959 and formerly known as the Malaysian Sociological Research Institute, MSRI works with refugees and asylum-seekers by providing education, healthcare services, shelter, and emergency support.

It is an is an independent center of innovation, research, and reform-based practical application. Its mandate is to advance accesible justice and pursue innovation in the justice system and alternative dispute resolution. The Institute is afiliated with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School.

Works to promote the place of women in society and to coordinate and manage the actions of its member organisations.

Creates messages, narratives and avenues of advocacy for artists and social justice activists for empowerment and change in policy.

It strives for a just society where the rule of law is respected and appropriate checks on the power of the state exist. It is a member of the Afrobarometer Network and belongs to multiple coalitions and stakeholder groups that undertake research-based advocacy initiatives.

2019 World Justice Applicant - Project Title: Digital Advocacy Campaigns - Project Title: Youth Employment Initiative Dar es Salaam (YEID)
It is a youth led organization focusing on raising youth awareness and empowerment. It engages youths and advocates for policy changes in the areas of civic education and good governance with a focus on female and male empowerment in shaping the next constitution.

Naandi, which in Sanskrit means a new beginning, is one of the largest and fastest growing social sector organizations in India working to make poverty history. It focuses on enhancing the quality of life of the marginalized and less privileged in our society by addressing concerns of hunger, quality education, drinking water and livelihood opportunities.

Defending workers' rights at the national level, and coordinating the actions of local unions.

Patani Forum works with a new generation of local leaders and activists in the Malay-speaking area in southern Thailand to raise issues deemed important to the people in the area, through advocacy, civic participation, and in-depth analysis of the dynamics of the region and of the ongoing conflict.

Works to creat people-centered policies and creates rural community based programs to enhance the voices of rural citizens