Leading Organizations

Works to monitor detention practices in Romania, through visits of penitentiaris and police lock ups, and provides legal assistance to persons who want to submit a complaint to the ECHR.

Works on making government procedures more transparent and accountable along with promoting CSR and the development of the youths into democratic leaders.

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

ACEAA contributes to the sustainable management and preservation of the Amazonian ecosystems by producing knowledge and capacities in collaboration with local actors.

Citizen Control defends the rights of citizens to exercise control over the security, defense, and the national armed forces sectors. It promotes access to information, participation, and public debate.

Works to bring together prisoners' families in order to share information about the human rights of their loved ones, put actions in place to influence public policy and create projects for prison reform.

Works to develop training for citizens to know what there rights are and how to access them, to empower society to access justice, fight corruption and promote transparency.

The Judicial Reform Civil Association works to promote access to justice and human rights in Venezuela. It also undertakes research and disseminates information, offers educational activities, and advocates for the defense of the right of access to justice.

Founded in 2012 to combat discrimination based on sexual and gender orientation, it disseminates information, provides training, and raises awareness concerning the right of equal treatment. It also undertakes communication campaigns and offers legal counseling in cases of discrimination

Founded in 2007 by the diocese of San Marcos, COPAE works to strengthen the rule of law through democratic and participative actions. Its mission is to facilitate strategic coordination between indigenous communities through legal actions, policies, environmental monitoring, and research and dissemination to foster self-determination and autonomy.

NIM AJPU was formed by a group Mayan legal and social sciences professionals to provide technical, legal, and scientific services to indigenous communities and individuals. Their areas of work include land and territory, cultural and economic rights, discrimination, indigenous justice, and the criminalization of indigenous communities, to name a few.

ASIES is a private research institute that contributes to strengthening the rule of law and the development of Guatemala through research and advocacy. Their areas of work include legal analysis, economic and human development, education, labor studies, as well as the execution of projects related to public administration, public health, and municipal governance, to name a few.

Judges united for the independence of the judiciary, its review and the monitoring of the democratic process.

Works to uphold the positions of all personnel involved in the Justice Process along with accompanying legal reform, monitoring judiciary power and guaranteeing access to justice.

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

ECAP develops processes of psychosocial assistance and legal education for individuals, groups, and communities affected by political violence and human rights violations. It contributes to the recuperation of collective memory, advocates for justice and guarantees of non-repetition, and raises awareness about indigenous and women's rights.

Hagamos Democracia is a leader in the field of government accountability, transparency and citizen participation in Nicaragua, through engagement, barometers of transparency in the electoral and legislative process and citizen journalism.

Founded in 1996, it was the first organization to defend LGBT rights in Panama. It strives to improve the quality of life of sexually diverse people through education, counseling, and healthcare services.

Strives to protect animals and their environment against climate change and environmental degradation.

Works to contribute to the development of democratic governance by fostering civic participation and citizen action and incidence in public policy.

The ANC is the largest coalition of Centers in Peru, and works to strengthen the leadership of Centers and NGOs through training, capacitation, public debate and participation in the legislative process, all while being committed to defending human rights and local communities.

ANP was founded to defend freedom of expression and the press, advance the rights of access to information, and promote honest and reliable journalism.

ANCON has been working for more than 30 years in the conservation of the biodiversity and natural resources in Panama. Their activities are centered on the protection of 30,000 hectares of tropical forest in the Natural Private Reserve of Punta Patiño (RNPPP) in the Darien region.

The ANPDH is one of the leading organizations investigation and litigating human rights cases in Nicaragua.

Formed as a response to the increase of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Panama, it provides shelter, psychological, and legal assistance to victims. It advocates for legal reforms to address human trafficking through the establishment of direct links between actors from civil society and the governments of Dominican Republic, Panama, and Spain.