Leading Organizations

An organization which seeks to promote human rights of women and young persons. It trains and educates young women and men in order for them to become community leaders, and promote justice and gender rights.

A multi-sectoral alliance of civil society organizations in Samar that seeks to promote a corrupt-free, progressive and peaceful community with all its basic social services equally accessed by empowered and informed citizenry through a transparent and participatory good governance.

Works to develop decentralisation and the involvement of municipalities in decision making at the national level, and to represent the interests of their constituents.

Founded in Kuala Lumpur in 2009, their aim is to promote equality and justice in Muslim families. It uses a holistic framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived experiences of women and men.

It is a legal aid organization that promotes the dissemination of knowledge on human rights and the rule of law. It provides legal assistance to citizens and organizations advancing human rights in the country, as well as legal training for volunteers, assistant lawyers, and human rights activists.

It represents different sectors of Coastal Muslim communities in Kenya. Their work is focused on the following areas: peace and security development, social accountability, access to justice, and land and advocacy. They also promote the health rights of drug users, especially related to HIV infection.

It is a national network comprised of civil society actors from all states and regions of Myanmar. It advocates for transparency and accountability, with an emphasis on extractive industries and natural resource governance. It also supports members to collaboratively analyze potential economic, political, and social reforms.

It is a project of the Open Myanmar Initiative, that provides a tool to explore Myanmar's published budget data and also promoting transparency in the budget process and allocations. The information on their website can be disaggregated by state or regional budget and by government agency.

MCERP is dedicated to empower members of state and regional parliaments in their legislative work, through the improvement of relations and cooperation between constituents and their MP's, and to assist public involvement in the democratization process.

It promotes communication as a solution for development and democracy, with initiatives such as the Open Hluttaw, developed in partnership with the Open Myanmar Initiative, a platform that engages citizens and civil society to hold the government accountable.

It is an independent research-based policy “think-and-do-tank” that supports the peace process and security transition and works closely with different stakeholders. MIPS has developed the Township-based Conflict Monitoring System, which has collected data since 2012.

It works to strengthen the rule of law in Myanmar by building the capacity of legal workers, such as young lawyers, politicians, and community leaders.

Founded in 1993 in memory of the social anthropologist Myrna Mack, it undertakes studies and proposals to combat impunity, advance the rule of law, peace, and democracy in Guatemala. Their areas of work include justice, security and democracy, and political participation, to name a few.

Seeks to decrease the role of race in the 8. Criminal Justice system and to promote a fair system of participation for African Americans in the democratic process.

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.

It coordinates and represents business organizations and works to strengthen democracy and the private sector. It formulates policies that foster political, economic, and social development.

Works to provide legal services to communities and minorities in Bangladesh, especially around dispute resolution mechanisms for land rights, and develop local democratic institutions and local participation in governance.

Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan works locally to empower independent media and promote freedom of expression through training, advocacy and producation.

Founded in 1994, it is dedicated to ending human rights violations, particularly the threat of violence against women. Their activities include advocacy for policy reform, personal and legal support, and public education and training.

The National Accountability Bureau is Pakistan's apex anti-corruption organization. It is charged with the responsibility of elimination of corruption through a holistic approach of awareness, prevention and enforcement.

Works to regulate the administration of penitentiaries through supervision and development of guidelines for the treatment of prisoners in accordance with European standards.

National Alliance for Human Rights and Social Justice Nepal (Human Rights Alliance), a Coalition of Nepali non- governmental human rights organizations dedicated to a cause of freedom, human rights, social justice, and peace in Nepal was established in 1996 in the initiation of some leading human rights NGOs.

National Alliance of People's Movement researches and intervenes against faulty policies of the Indian State and fights cases in courts and the Green Tribunal, filing RTIs to update information on various development projects, conduct public hearings, fact findings, public events and publications to strengthen people's movements in various parts of the country.

Forum where government, business and civil society meet to agree on cross sectoral strategies to reduce and eliminate corruption.

The Anti Corruption Service is the officla body charged with investigating corruption on the national level, and enforcing regulations related to transparency. It manages a call center and reporting system for citizens to be involved in the process