Leading Organizations

Works with expert partners in the Middle East and North Africa and beyond to articulate a home-grown agenda for democratic change, through research and policy analysis and being a platform for inspirational voices based on the principles of diversity, impartiality, gender equality, and social justice.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Increasing Access to Legal Aid Support in Zaatari Refugee Camp
Works to develop a new renaissance in Jordan and the Arab world, through a focus on the principals of democracy and human rights, empowering communities and using advocacy.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Enhancing the response of the justice sector for cases of VAW
Provides a platform for Arab women working in the legal fields--academics, judges, lawyers--to exchange expertise, discuss issues of common concern, and profit from training and research opportunities.

Develop Disaster Risk Reduction programs to prevent losses linked to natural disasters which are important in Georgia, and Return and Reintegration programs for people displaced by conflict in Georgia.

Investigates, reports and monitors public spending, through the publication of spending sheets and revenues of officials.

Works to diffuse the practice of CSR in companies through guidelines, publications, conferences and trainings, along with promoting the most sustainable companies in Argentina.

Works to develop best practices in journalism, access to information and defending freedom of expression.

APF is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of maintaining law and order, combatting insurgency, and cracking down terrorist activities. It is mobilized in various policing jobs—security of VIPs, protection of vital installations and facilities, and control riots and public unrest. APF serves as a second layer for maintaining security in the country.

Works to promote youth involvement in the promotion of human rights and social change through art projects for advocacy.

Works to implement Article 42 of the Georgian constitution (human rights), the European Convention on Human Rights and international instruments along with consolidating the civil and Criminal Justice systems of Georgia.

Deals with complaints of the public about the work of executive, legislative or judicial power under article 90 of the Constitution.

It is a non-profit NGO formed by Women’s Legal Aid Centre in 1992 as a paralegal unit. It works to create a just society that respects women’s and children’s rights; to increase lobbying, advocacy, and monitoring of human rights practices; and to reduce land conflicts among communities of the Arusha region.

ASCHIANA is an Afghan NGO that works to improve children's rights by providing services and support to street working children and their families.

Asean LIP is an online platform that facilitates free, easy, and meaningful access to Southeast Asian legal information. It is an Access to Law initiative developed and promoted by the University of Malaya and Muttath Knowledge Management Services (MKMS) with the support of leading regional law schools and key stakeholders of the Asean legal, tax and business communities.

Their mission is to educate a new generation of critical leaders in Africa, thus creating a culture of ethics that propagate change toward corruption. Their approach combines business and technology, and stimulates students to create innovative and practical solutions for Africa's needs. Their initiatives include the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC).

It was founded in 1982, and in 2000 it achieved consultative status in the United Nations. It supports the activities of the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI).

Asia Foundation works to support women's rights, rule of law, local governance and civic participation in the electoral process.

Organisation based in Indonesia, with offices in Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and Burma, who advocate for strengthening democracy in these locations by utilising local programs and engaging local actors to engender a grassroots culture of justice and accountability as these governments move toward a more human-rights conscious ethos.

It provides search and rescue services, as well as emergency and medical assistance in cases of disaster or violent disputes such as riots.

APWLD was launched in 1986 by a group of women lawyers and activists in the region and is composed of over 200 NGO's, civil society organisations, and networks including feminist/women's rights organisations as well as individual members from Asia and the Pacific. APWLD works to promote women's human rights and use the law as an instrument of social transformation for equality, justice, peace, and development.

It is a feminist organization that works to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women, through information sharing, networking, education, training, and advocacy. It fosters a democratic Japanese society based on respect for human rights and gender equality, and aims to achieve a fair and sustainable global society.

This multi-religious initiative aims to transform violent conflict and achieve just and harmonious societies, through the advancement of the sustainable development goals, caring for the earth, promoting nuclear and conventional disarmament, and protecting human rights. The Japanese office is the Asian regional secretariat.

It promotes equity in healthcare access. It also works to reduce the harms associated with drug use through the implementation of comprehensive evidence-based interventions and collaboration with partners and local communities.

Developing platform such as Farsi news aggregators and promise-tracking tools that promote greater government accountability and transparency, with forums for community participation where users can express their opinions and engage in conversation.

Works to promote democracy, through accountability mechanisms and the organization of dialogue between society and political actors.