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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Tunisian Evaluation Network ?????? ???????? ??????? Tunisia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Dedicated to promoting the culture of evaluation among state institutions and civil society and its institutionalization as a practice of good governance.

The Youth Crime Prevention Centre of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups - HKFYG ?????? ???????? - ?????? Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Founded in 1960, HKFYG provides services, activities, and programs to encourage youth to reach their full potential. Their Youth Crime Prevention Centre offers education and prevention programs, as well as crisis intervention, and counseling activities for at risk youth, young offenders, victims, and their family members in three main areas: youth crime and deviance, sex-related crises, and drug abuse.

Administrative Services Ombudsman ?????? ???????? Tunisia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

An essential organ in assistance and support to achieve the best results of conciliation and resolve issues that may exist between the citizen on the one hand and public function agent on the other hand. It is also charged to detect any form of abuse that can occur or can be noted when processing different undertaken records.

Moroccan Center for Strategic Studies ?????? ??????? ???????????? Morocco
Factor 5: Order and Security

Produces studies, analyses, and recommendations on issues of international and strategic importance, with a focus on security.

Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) ?????? ??????? ??????????? ???????? Jordan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Increasing Access to Legal Aid Support in Zaatari Refugee Camp
Works to develop a new renaissance in Jordan and the Arab world, through a focus on the principals of democracy and human rights, empowering communities and using advocacy.

The Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering (RDFL) ?????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? Lebanon
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote women's rights and greater inclusion and participation of women in civic and political affairs through research, campaigns, trainings, and targeted programs.

Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of Constitution ?????? ??????? ????????? ????? ????? ? ????? ????? ????? Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

The governmental organization responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Constitution by the president, the executive, national assembly, judiciary, other governmental and non-governmental organizations. It also has the authority to issue legal opinions related to the consitution.

Central Auditing Organization (CAO) ?????? ??????? ????????? Egypt
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

The CAO is the body responsible for the auditing process of the public sector and some other entities.The CAO monitors the management of public sector companies and government departments, as well as other entities.

Moroccan Institute for International Relations ?????? ??????? ???????? ??????? Morocco
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Conducts research, convenese seminars, and produces policy recommendations that contribute to robust public discourse about issues facing Morocco. It's principal areas of research are economic policy, environmental law and governance, international relations and security, law, regulation and the state, and development.

The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) ?????? ??????? ???????? ????? ??????? Lebanon
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to strengthen civil society organizations and promote citizenship, social justice and gender equality through research, training, capacity building and advocacy.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) ?????? ??????? ???????? ???? Egypt
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It works to provide support and legal defense to victims of violations of freedom of expression and to uphold the rights of the media in the face of government attacks.

Lebanese Women's Council ?????? ??????? ???????? Lebanon
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to promote women's rights and greater inclusion and participation of women in civic and political affairs through legal reform and research.

National Office for the Fight Against Corruption ?????? ??????? ??????? ?????? Tunisia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Proposes policies against corruption, enacts general policy principles, provides advice on legislative and regulatory projects related to the fight against corruption, collects data on corruption, facilitates contact between players and broadcasts an anti-corruption culture.

Labor Watch Jordan ?????? ??????? ??????? Jordan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Improves the conditions of workers through conducting and dissiminating reports, monitoring and reporting workplace violations, and providing policy and legal reform recommendations.

The Commission for the Protection of Public Property and Public goods in Morocco ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ????? ??????? Morocco
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to prevent corruption by analyzing existing institutional conditions and offering analyses and recommendations for improvement.

The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons ?????? ??????? ?????? Morocco
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to protect and strengthen the rights of prisoners by observing prison conditions, providing legal aid to prisoners, and conducting research.

Arab Freedom of Association Network ?????? ??????? ????? ????? ???????? Jordan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Strengthens the capacity of civil society leaders, human rights activists, media practitioners, academics, and legal experts in the MENA region to address restrictive NGO law initiatives and advance the freedom of association.

The CollectiveAssociation for Election Observation ?????? ??????? ???? ?????????? Morocco
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to promote electoral processes that are transparency and administered in accordance with the law and principles of human rights. Observes elections at every level from the local to the federal.

Royal Institute for Strategic Studies ?????? ?????? ???????? ???????????? Morocco
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Carries out strategic studies and analyses on issues as advised by His Majesty Mohammed VI, focusing on security, climate change, intangible capital, and social bonds (which includes law and governance).

Instance Supérieure Indépendante pour les Élections (ISIE) ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? Tunisia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Higher Instance for Independent Elections is an independent public body with legal personality and financial and administrative autonomy and whose main mission is to supervise the elections of the National Constituent Assembly and to ensure democratic elections, multiparty, fair and transparent.

Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? Jordan
Factor 5: Order and Security

Produces research and policy recommendations, conducts trainings, and launches initiatives addressing interreligious engagement, violent extremism, and culture and development.

Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority ?????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? Egypt
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Authority is responsible for supervising and regulating non-banking financial markets and instruments, including the Capital Market, the Exchange, all activities related to Insurance Services, Mortgage Finance, Financial Leasing, Factoring and Securitization.

Egyptian Center for Economic & Social Rights (ECESR) ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????????? ??????????? Egypt
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It works through litigation, research, data providing and campaigning to protect economic and social rights. It has filed many cases that were cornerstones to the public discourse, such as the national minimum wage case, the expropriation for public utility case, and many cases related to the corrupt privatization deals of public property.

Arab Council for the Social Sciences ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????????? Lebanon
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Strengthens social science research and knowledge production by supporting researchers and institutions thereby enriching public debate around the challenges facing the Arab world.

The Arab Center for the of the Rule of Law and Integrity (ACRLI ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ??????? ???????? Lebanon
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to enhance the rule of law and promote good governance in the MENA region through research, training, and advocacy campaigns.