Leading Organizations

Commit2Change's mission is to create systemic and cultural change by educating abandoned and impoverished girls. It works with carefully selected local partners who rescue and rehabilitate at-risk girls and invest in initiatives to give them a chance.

Works to provide legal and medical aid to victims of torture and lead public control and oversight on cases of torture by public authorities in Russia.

Journalists and Civil society members working to guarantee freedom of speech and access to information.

Works to regulate the criminal justice process, defend the rights of prisoners, and develop socia reintegration processes for ex offenders.

The Committee seeks to oversee and monitor the electoral and referendum process, along with pushing for legislative changes to ensure a well functioning democracy.

Investigates and monitors other sectors of government including the Ministry of Justice and scrutinizes actions of other agencies to make policy reccomendations to the House

Founded in 1984, it works to create awareness about traditional practices in The Gambia, aiming for the preservation of beneficial practices, as well as the elimination of all forms of harmful traditional practices. It promotes and protects women and children’s political, social, sexual, reproductive health, and educational rights.

Common Cause is dedicated to championing public causes. Common Cause seeks to promote democracy, good governance and public policy reforms through advocacy, interventions and by formal and informal engagement with policy makers, dissemination of ideas, events, and campaigns.

Common Cause is dedicated to championing public causes. Common Cause seeks to promote democracy, good governance and public policy reforms through advocacy, interventions and by formal and informal engagement with policy makers, dissemination of ideas, events, and campaigns.

Aims to increase citizen participation in political processes in order strengthen good governance and encourage citizen centered policies

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.

Hears and investigates complaints regarding mistreatment of government agencies.

The Secretatiat works to offer technical assistance to Commonwealth countries to guarantee access to the rule of law, combat corruption and deliver good governance systems.

Works to democratize ICTs and open up freedom of expression through community and youth leadership in public policy making.

Works to rehabilitate ex offenders into society, coordinate care efforts, and to raise awareness and change policy on rehabilitation.

Works to provide legal assistance to people in need and to influence public policy on the 4. Fundamental Rights of all people.

Develops community programs to solve conflicts in innovative ways, along with protecting victims of abuse and raising awareness at the national level through campaigns.

Builds public-private partnerships to provide social services for the elderly, children, youth, and families, as well as other community-based activities. Also, monitors human rights violations and processes human rights complaints.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Tile: Strengthening the inclusion and participation of Non-state Actors in the Nigeria CountryReproductive, Maternal, New-Born, Child and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N)Multi-stakeholder Platform
It works to improve the quality of health care services for women and children through advocacy, accountability, research, and information sharing.

Provides legal assistance drugs users and sellers, and to defend people facing the death penalty for drug related offenses.

CLIC is a bilingual legal information community website that provides easily accessible legal information to the general public. The project was established by the Law & Technology Centre, an initiative of the Department of Computer Science and the Faculty of Law at The University of Hong Kong.

Provides space for expression to enourage dialogue, facilitate public access to infromation, influence political decision making processes, and empower marginalized groups.

It is a community based organization that protects the rights of newly arrived migrants and refugees by providing services for these peoples and enhancing community awareness of migrant issues.

The Community of Human Rights is a coalition of private organizations and public institutions that work to advance, strengthen, and promote human rights through coordinated activities and resources. It provides a space for dialogue and action between civil society and the state.

Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) has been at the forefront of land and agrarian rights campaign in Nepal. CSRC collaborates with National Land Rights Forum (NLRF), a people's organization of landless, tenants and smallholder farmers and its branches at districts and the community level.