Leading Organizations

LEGIS specializes in parliamentary law and legislative practices. It offers consultancy services to strengthen Congress and the rule of law in Guatemala, as well as providing advice for civil society organizations that seek to present proposals to Congress.

SEDEM encourages practices to strengthen security and democracy through citizen networks, communication initiatives, and advocacy. Their programs include monitoring and auditing of judicial and law enforcement institutions, legislative and public policy advocacy, and dissemination of information.

ASODEL focuses on local security measures, in families and gender based violence, along with developing local development solutions to enable citizens to reinvest their social capital.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Peace and Justice Project
Overview
Works to foster citizen engagement to monitor and influence public policy for their development, and fight corruption through legal assistance.

APORVIDHA works to defend the rights of the oppressed, such as minorities, children, women and victims of violence. Its main focus is on the legal defense of these persons, and any person whose rights have not been respected. Along with this, it provides training for communities about their rights, and shapes leaders.

Through strategic litigation, ADC tries to influence public policy and political reform in order to guarantee the same access to rights and justice for all persons.

APRODEH works to defend and uphold the human rights of all citizens, through investigation, litigation and public denunciation of human rights cases and abuses. It focuses especially on the rights of disables persons, and on missing persons cases.

It is an independent association of lawyers who defend victims of human rights violations perpetrated by officials of the Colombian State. They utilize a strategic litigation methodology to create political impact at a national level.

SER has 30 years experiencing encouraging local communities to participate in the democratic process through training, information and knowledge sharing, political mobilization and community building.

AMR aims to promote human rights and local governance by promoting the human rights of rural people.

A2N contributes to the economic, social, and cultural well-being of the people of the Sahel by supporting local organizations to better manage environmental resources, improve citizen participation in local decision making, disseminate good government practices, and promote equitable access to resources and equitable economic initiatives.

Founded in 1964, it promotes and defends fundamental rights, civil liberties, and democratic freedoms for all people across Canada. Their areas of work include equality and anti-discrimination, fundamental freedoms, and national security, among others.

The association works to improve the status and living conditions of girls and women through education and empowerment.

A group of women lawyers who run a legal clinic that includes pyscho-social support measures as well as free law counseling.

Works to promote the rights of women and children, and marginalised people in general. Law Clinic and Helpline.

Works to give assistance to victims of terrorism along with developing protection mechanisms in consultation with the government and to abolish terrorism worldwide.

IQRA aims to contribute to the establishment of sustainable socio-economic and cultural peace by promoting early childhood education.

Organization of Burkina law, focused on promotion of the political, economic and social rights of citizens.

They strive to identify and explore barriers to women's development, such as traditional practices that are harmful to the health of women and girls.

Designed to reform the general supervision function as a tool for detection and fight against fraud and corruption.

International NGO working in several Mexican cities to provide legal assistance to refugees, and in Mexico city to influence nationa legislature on refugees' access to justice.

It is an online newspaper for investigative journalism that promotes transparency, accountability, and freedom of information in Hungary. It produces investigative reports, and supports freedom of information lawsuits. Their initiatives include Magyarleaks, Kimittud, and Fizettem.

It supports civil society initiatives and promotes governmental and European program efficiency for the improvement of labor market conditions of Roma and underprivileged people. It also contributes to the implementation of the National Roma Integration Strategy’s (NRIS) in Hungary.

ANTAI promotes policies of transparency and public access to information as a key component to prevent corruption and achieve a model of accountability that encourages citizenry participation.

Works to regulate market competition in the interest of the consumers and guarantee their access to a fair market environment.