Leading Organizations

Organization for Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) provides legal assistance in criminal, civil, and commercial cases to marginalised communities. AID defended more than 30,000 cases over the course of its history.

Works to engage business, government, citizens and NGOs on environmental issues, through partnerships, workshops, awards and advocacy.

Works to provide access to sexual, health and reproductive rights for all citizens.

International Justice Mission (IJM) is an international NGO working in India against sex trafficking and forced labor slavery. It partners with those working in the local justice system to help victims of violence. Its advocates work to bring criminals to justice and strengthen the justice system.

It has established a network of bloggers, social media influencers, activists, hackers, software developers, and lawyers, dedicated to protecting the freedom of expression and online access to information by Kenyans. Their programs iFreedoms, Jukumu Letu, and Kenya Monitor, document important occurrences and transmit them to the public.

It is a bar association with membership of over thirteen thousand practicing advocates. It advises and assists members of the legal profession, the government, and the larger public in all matters relating to the administration of justice in Kenya.

Set up in 1998 and enshrined in the Constitution of Malawi, the Commission makes recommendations about legal reform after consultation with civil society and the people of Malawi. It has made a number of succesful recommendations to develop civil and criminal justice in Malawi.

The IFEX network of organizations is connected by a shared commitment to defend and promote freedom of expression as a fundamental human right. IFEX has not only been a real watchdog but also has remained vocal when it comes to press freedom and security of the Nepalese journalists.

An international development program that promotes justice, economic opportunity and human dignity through the rule of law.

The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.

Works to reconcile grievances from the war. Through its Palava Hut program, the INCHR uses traditional conflict resolution mechanisms to repair grievances and reconcile memories, consolidating the peacebuilding process.

It is a youth led movement created to strengthen the voices of young people in Australian democracy. Their mission is to inform and encourage young people to vote and participate in local and national democratic processes.

An independent, politically non-partisan, not-for-profit body formed to uphold the rule of law in Australia.

Provides free legal services to the poor and disadvantaged

ALG works to improve participatory and democratic land use, justice reform through the empowerment of the marginalized groups, legal education, policy advocacy, strengthening alternative dispute resolute mechanisms, ensuring transparency and accountability of the judiciary, and institutional capacity.

It is a network of various organizations and institutions in the public and non-state sectors that are working to address gender based violence. It seeks to promote closer strategic partnerships for joint programming, implementation, and resource mobilization.

It is a peace building initiative to prevent and mitigate conflicts during elections. It mobilizes women and youth to ensure their active participation in the electoral process. Through observation and the analysis of data and information from the field, it provides early alerts to elections related incidents.

Works to monitor working conditions in various industries in the country and to develop a Center for Labour Rights, to educate and provide legal assistance to workers about their rights.

The Centre for Social Research was constituted to empower the women and girls of India, guarantee their fundamental rights, and increase understanding of social issues from a gender perspective.

Works to encourage civic participation through voter education, non partisan monitoring of elections. It has develop a capacity building program for tripartite elections with the help of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.

Advocates for increasing the number of young people in parliament to better represent the large youth population of the country

Founded in 2001, it is an independent policy research and consulting institute committed to the basic values of parliamentary democracy, human rights, and a market economy. Their areas of research include democratic institutions, radicalism and extremism, and electoral systems, to name a few.

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.

The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) independently monitors and evaluates national and international efforts to fight corruption in Afghanistan. It reports to the public, Parliament, President, and international community.

Works to provide assistance and give visbility to Roma communities while securing their rights through national partnerships and strategies.