Leading Organizations

Works to inform best practices of state management, develop public participation and monitor public debate through research and debates.

Works to develop research, monitor and implement projects related to police brutality, security, the criminal system, drug policy and conflict mediation to reduce criminality and support imporved public management of security issues.

CEPS works on a variety of health related issues, such as gender based violence, water and sanitation, along with enablign citizens through participation, local governance and education.

Founded in 1977, it works with underprivileged communities through popular education, research, and social action. It promotes sustainable development, the respect for human and women's rights, and to combat corruption.

Its mission is to train lawyers and law professors in Mexico in order to improve the teaching and pratice of law, and ultimately the Mexican justice system as a whole.

Founded in 1999, the Center contributes to strengthening the rule of law in Bolivia through the promotion of justice democratization and judicial system transformation, the encouragement of a culture of peace, and the prevention of violence and insecurity.

Produces research on public policy and social matters, through quality research centers, ranking it between the 30 best think tanks in the world.

CEDLA works to strengthen political actions of urban and rural workers by producing knowledge and critical thought that contribute to the transformation of the conditions of oppression that subjugate them. Areas of work include labor rights, extractive industries, indigenous rights, and fiscal policy.

Works to research and proposes alternative models of integration and development of the Chilean economy, along with developing public policy proposals for mass participation in the democratic process, environmental rights and regulation, education and access to rights.

Works to monitor institutional violence and citizen security along with improving access to justice and opening justice up to democratic and citizen processes.

Works to provide relevant information on public safety and security to decision makers in order to inform public policy development, monitor government plans on reducing insecurity and provide training in the areas of public security and criminal justice.

Participates in debates about law, institutions, and public policy. It is based on research and activism to promote social inclusion, democracy, and human rights in Colombia, Latin America, and the Global South.

Founded in 1970, the Center provides access to information on social issues in Bolivia and Latin America. Their activities include research and political education from a critical perspective, in the support of the defense of natural resources and social movements.

Works to defend persons agains land seizure, gentrification and human rights abuses, along with regularory enforcement of land contracts and defense of communal spaces through resistance training, legal assistance and information and public policy advocacy.

Begun as an assisting body to trade unions and farmers organizations and now works to foster the development of all civil society.

CEDET works to defend the human rights and promote the culture of Afro Peruvians. Through workshops and trainings, along with information and knowledge sharing it seeks to install the place of Afro Peruvians in the public sphere and the democratic debate.

Ecumenical organization working to defend the rights of migrants deprived of their liberty in detention centres in Tapachula, Chiapas.

Guerrero is one of the most desolate states in Mexico, and the CDMH works to give visibility to the issues of local people on a national level, especially with regards to the Ayotzinapa case.

Works to defend womens rights, bring 7. Civil Justice for women victims of violence and to promote sexual and reproductive rights for all.

The Center is an initiative of the UNIR Bolivia Foundation created to strengthen capacities for conflict management, mediation, conciliation, and to provide training in ADR methods for members of public institutions, private corporations, and civil society.

A national center for good governance and the promotion of civil society. They work and organize a network of civil society organizations which promote good governance and access to justice, through roundtables, conferences, and projects.

The Center has vast experience working in rural development and in combating human trafficking and exploitation in Bolivia. It generates opportunities for the participation of women in the public and private spheres, and strives to achieve social and economical equity.

Founded in 1985, it promotes and defends human rights of refugees in Panama, offering information, free legal services, and guidance in obtaining governmental recognition of refugee status.

Centre for the settlement of commercial disputes all across the country, through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

CAICC has a multidisciplinary professional team that promotes the restoration and defense of human rights for children, teenagers, and women. It contributes to a more equal and just society, and provides comprehensive care to children and adolescents whose fathers and/or mothers are incarcerated in Cochabamba's prisons.