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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Colombian Commission of Jurists Comisión Colombiana de Juristas Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

It is an independent organization based in Bogota, with consultative status in the United Nations. It is a subsidiary of the International Commission of Jurists (Geneva), and the Andean Commission of Jurists (Lima).
High Level Commission on Anti Corruption (CAN) Comisión de Alto Nivel Anticorrupción (CAN) Peru
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The CAN is the organism responsible for laying out policies, coordinating implementation and monitoring cases and allegations in Peru. Through a coalition of government, business and civil society organizations it aims to reduce and eradicate corruption in the country.
Comission for the Help of Refugees and Migrants (CAREF) Comisión de Apoyo a Refugiados y Migrantes (CAREF) Argentina
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the human rights of refugees and migrants, inform the public, along with influencing public policy on migration issues and law making.
Special Commission for Police Filtering Comision Especial de Depuracion Policial Honduras
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Commission set up in order to investigate corruption within the Police body and improvement commitment and efficiency in security.
Justice and Peace Inter-Church Commission Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Follows and supports communitarian processes and organizations against the use of violence in conflict zones. It offers humanitarian, legal, pedagogical, psychological, and communicative assistance, and seeks the integral affirmation of the rights of victims of human rights violations from the internal armed conflict in Colombia.
International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala Comision Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala - CICIG Guatemala
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

CICIG is an independent international body created through an agreement between the government of Guatemala and the United Nations. It supports the Public Ministry, the National Civil Police, and other institutions in investigating crimes committed by members of illegal security forces and their relations with government officials. It also combats impunity and corruption in the justice system.
Intersectoral Commission for the Monitoring of the Accusatory Penal System Comisión Intersectorial de Seguimiento al Sistema Penal Acusatorio - CISPA Colombia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is an interinstitutional body charged with monitoring, evaluating, and improving the Accusatory Penal System in Colombia. It is composed of eleven governmental institutions.
Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights A.C. (CMDPDH) Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos, A.C. (CMDPDH) Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government

The Commission has 25 years experiences investigation and defending human rights, and investigatin cases that have gone unpunished.
National Commission for Human Rights Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

One of the oldest organizations to work on Human Rights in Mexico. Highly respected, it is a National Commission which seeks to defend the human rights of all people, and works to challenge and monitor the Mexican government on these issues.
National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs (DEVIDA) Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas – DEVIDA Peru
Factor 5: Order and Security

The Commission is responsible for designing and implementing the anti drug trafficking policy of Peru.
Permanent Commission on Human Rights (CPDH) Comision Permanente De Derechos Humano (CPDH) Nicaragua
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The CPDH has been investigating human rights abuses in Nicaragua for over 30 years and is one of the most important organizations within Nicaraguan civil society.
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.
National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH) Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CONADEH) Honduras
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Appointed to guarantee the respect of human rights and to investigate abuse cases in civil and criminal matters.
Committee for Freedom of Speech (C-Libre) Comite por la Libre Expresion (C-Libre) Honduras
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Journalists and Civil society members working to guarantee freedom of speech and access to information.
Senegalese Committee on Traditional Practices Impacting the Mother and the Child (COSEPRAT) Comité Sénégalais sur les Pratiques Traditionnelles Ayant Effet sur la Santé de la Mère et de l'Enfant (COSEPRAT) Senegal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to uphold the rights of women, and especially to develop legislation banning FMG.
High Committee for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Comité Supérieur des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés Fondamentales Tunisia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Indendent government commission set up to defend citizen rights, receive complaints, investigate abuses and defend citizens.
National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) Commission Electorale Nationale Autonome (CENA) Senegal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to supervise the electoral process, ensuring a fair process along with promoting electoral participation.
Independent Commission for Transitional Justice Commission Indépendante pour la Justice Transitionnelle Tunisia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Truth and justice commission set up to examine human rights abuses from the dictatorship and revolution and to seek reparations.
Commission for Justice and Peace Commission Justice et Paix - Burkina Burkina Faso
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Commission for Justice and Peace focuses on social dialogue, ending gender inequality, preventing conflict, promoting democracy and good governance, promoting social legislation, and promoting human rights.
National Consultative Commission of Human Rights (CNCDH) Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme (CNCDH) France
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to combat any attack on fundamental rights and liberties and reviews government policy in accordance with the principles of human rights. While it is a government body, it enjoys complete independence.
National Commision of Information Technology and Liberties (CNIL) Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) France
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Work to defend individual rights to data protection and provide access to information.
Tunisian Financial Analysis Committee Commission Tunisienne des Analyses Financières Tunisia
Factor 3: Open Government

It adopts guidelines to help reporting entities to detect and report suspicious transactions, collects and processes suspicious transaction reports, orders administrative freeze of assets, lifts freeze and submits serious cases to judicial authorities.
Mexico City How Are We? Como Vamos Ciudad de Mexico Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

An organization set up by the newspaper El Universal that measures the quality of life in Mexico city based on a variety of factors, from quality of air to employment to insecurity.
La Paz How Are We? Como Vamos La Paz Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Citizen group seeking to develop quality of Life indicators in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
Nuevo Leon How Are We? Como Vamos Nuevo Leon Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Citizen group that has developed a range of indicators about quality of life in Nuevo Leon.