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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Provincial Comission for Memory Comisión Provincial por la Memoria Argentina
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to monitor government violence in prisons and police stations, corruption in the penitenciary system and access to justice.

PRS Legislative Research India
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

PRS Legislative Research aims to deepen and broaden the legislative process by providing Members of Parliament with the necessary data and analysis for debates in Parliament. It synthesizes feedback from a range of stakeholders to provide legislators with comprehensive information on an issue.

Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India (PAIRVI) India
Factor 5: Order and Security

The main thrust areas of Pairvi’s work is a policy analysis, capacity building, protection of human rights and promotion of rights based approach to development, human rights advocacy and monitoring.

Public Affairs Centre (PAC) India
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Public Affairs Centre (PAC) was established with a mandate to improve the quality of governance in India. The Centre is globally known for its pioneering Citizen Report Cards, benchmarking studies used to improve public services, as well as their work on electoral transparency, public works quality monitoring tools and approaches.

Public Affairs Committee Malawi
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Interfaith Agency set up in 1992 that works to monitor government spending and lobbying for influence in public policy and decisionmaking.

Public Association "Damu-Ұlytau" Kazakhstan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

"Damu-Ұlytau" works to promote environmentally social policies and regulation in Kazakhstan. It also organizes tranings and public consultations about the enviroment, and supervises program implementation

Public Attorney's Office Philippines
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide access to counsel and to guarantee the functioning of courts and the criminal justice system.

Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) India
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

PCRF works for just, transparent, accountable and participatory governance. In the process of achieving these goals it strives to ensure equitable opportunities for development for the underprivileged and the marginalized.

Public Criminal Defence Defensoría Penal Pública Chile
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Government Body prodiving legal assistance and representation to prisoners free of charge, to respect due process and representation.

Public Health Assocation of South Africa (PHASA) South Africa
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Coalition of public health specialists from all sectors working to improve health standards and research on public health.

Public Interest Advocacy Centre Australia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

A not for profit law and policy organization focusing on issues such as police power, government accountability, and indigenous disadvantage. Its strategies include: legal assitance, research, and community engagement.

Public Policy and Democracy Studies (PODEM) Kamusal Politika ve Demokrasi Çal??malar? (PODEM) Turkey
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

PODEM analyzes the changing dynamics of the Turkish society including human and minority rights issues.

Public Protector South Africa
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to monitor government policy and practices, and is fighting corruption in state and parliament.

Public Space Chile Espacio Publico Chile
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Based off of citizen ideas and recommendations, the organization researches issues and proposes modifications to public policy in order to consolidate Chilean democracy in all sectors. It also works on anti corruption mechanisms.

Public Space Venezuela Espacio Público Venezuela
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: The People Ask
Public Space promotes and defends human rights with an emphasis on the right to freedom of expression and the right to access of information. It contributes to the strengthening of democracy, social justice, and dignity to all in Venezuela. Their activities include monitoring, strategic litigation and jurisprudential analysis, research, and educational programs.

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Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: The Yaroslavl Case as a Comprehensive Model to Fight Torture
Works to provide legal assistance to victims of abuse at the hands of law enforcement officers and advocates for better enforcement of human right norms and standards in Russia.

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Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded by The Bank of Thailand, the Institute's mission is to produce, coordinate, and maximize the impact of research in the spheres of monetary policy, financial systems, and the macro-economy.

Punto Genero - Training for Equality Punto Género - Formación para la Igualdad Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Training center for gender equality, emanating from the National Women's Institute offering online and classroom training courses on gender related issues following the guidelines of the National Plan for Equality between Women and Men.

Pusat KOMAS Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1993, it promotes democracy, equality, and human rights through the use of creative media. It also carries out voter education and election monitoring, and produces voter and citizenship educational tools such as short videos, posters, and online forums.

Queen Rania Foundation ????? ?????? ????? Jordan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Develops new education programs aimed at influencing policy and creating educational change in Jordan and the Arab region.

Racial Discrimination Observatory Observatorio de Discriminación Racial Colombia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It combats practices of racial discrimination through strengthening alliances and collaborations between young defenders of racial justice. Its members belong to the Human Rights and Global Justice Program of the University of the Andes, the Black Communities Process, and the Center for Legal, Justice and Societal Studies – Dejusticia. It facilitates courses, workshops, and master programs for its members.

Rainbo Initiative Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It provides medical, psychosocial, and legal services, for survivors of GBV in Freetown, Kenema, and Kono. It offers a space where survivors of SGBV can access clinical care, counselling, and referrals to key service providers.

Rainbow Foundation for the Respect of Sexual Diversity Fundacion Arcoiris por el Respeto a la Diversidad Sexual, A.C. Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 1998, working to promote LGBTI rights within society, through research,activism and national plans of action with the government.

Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Created in 2005, R-Rights supports the Philippine LGBT Rights Advocacy Movement through in-depth legal and policy studies, to ensure that the law and its institutions are not used as instruments of oppression and discrimination, or to further reinforce gender-stereotypes.

Rainfall Gender Study Organization Myanmar
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It was founded in 2011 by a group of feminist Burmese women who confront all forms of discrimination. It works to advance gender equality and women's rights through research, the publication of the Myanmar Feminist Magazine, and by establishing public dialogue with events and workshops throughout the country.