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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Democratic Change Cambio Democratico Argentina
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Work to strengthen the state and political parties process, through citizen training, debates and information sharing.

Progressive Journalists Association Ça?da? Gazeteciler Derne?i Turkey
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The PJA works for the independence of press from political pressure and conducts advocacy activities against the exploitation of press members.

Legal Office for Human Rights Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos Guatemala
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works to achieve a democratic state, respectful of the rule of law and human rights. The group is composed of multidisciplinary professionals and offers legal representation for victims of human rights violations, injustices, and impunity, as well as promoting judicial independence and collective memory in Guatemala.

Constitutional Block Bloque Constitucional Venezuela
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Constitutional Block was established by former Supreme Court magistrates, judges, prosecutors, academics, and members of bar associations that seek to preserve the Constitution and advocate for judiciary independence.

Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia Indonesia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Government body working to regulate government and public official expenses and investigate cases of corruption.

Competition Authority (Consumer Protection Authority) Autorité de la Concurrence France
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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

National Authority of Transparency and Access to Information of the Republic of Panama Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información de la República de Panamá - ANTAI Panama
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

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.

Autonomia Foundation Autonómia Alapítvány Hungary
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

Atlatszo Atlatszo Hungary
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

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.

Asylum Access Asylum Access Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

Tunisian Association of Public Inspectors (ATCP) Association Tunisienne des Contrôleurs Publics (ATCP) Tunisia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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

Association for the Promotion of Social Works Association pour la Promotion des Oeuvres Sociales Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

United Hands of the Sahel Association les mains unies du sahel (AMUS) Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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

IQRA Association Association IQRA Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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

French Association of Victims of Terorrism (AFVT) Association Francaise des Victimes du Terrorisme (AFVT) France
Factor 5: Order and Security

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

Association of Senegalese Lawyers Association des Juristes Sénégalaises Senegal
Factor 7: Civil Justice

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

Association of Women Jurists of Burkina Faso Association des Femmes Juristes du Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

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

Association of Support and Awakening Pugsada Association d'Appui et d' Eveil Pugsada Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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

Canadian Civil Liberties Association Association Canadienne des Libertes Civiles Canada
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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.

Answer the Call Associacion Noddenooto (A2N) Burkina Faso
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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.

Monde Rural Association Associacion Monde Rural Burkina Faso
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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

Rural Education Services Association - SER Asociación Servicios Educativos Rurales - SER Peru
Factor 3: Open Government

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.

Network of Human Rights Defenders Association - dhColombia Asociación Red de Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos - dhColombia Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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.

Association for Human Rights - Aprodeh Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos - Aprodeh Peru
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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.

Association for Civil Rights (ADC) Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) Argentina
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

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.