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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Online RTI India
Factor 3: Open Government

Online RTI allows one to file RTI in any government or public department, by filling up the details online..

Kaldor Center for International Refugee Law Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Researches both national and international issues of displacement and is the first and only institute studying international refugee law.

Kweeta Uganda
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Implements adovcacy strategies and produces social media campaigns to raise awareness on issues such as social justice, governance, women's rights, and climate change

Smart Nation Singapore
Factor 3: Open Government

Government led initative to pool engagement opportunities with business, civil society and citizens on social involvement, data and open government in general.

Represent.Us United States
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Coalition of senators and citizens working to fight corruption in politics and elections through locally led initiatives and national campaigns.

Non-Governmental Gender Organisations' Coordinating Council Zambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Serves as a network for various other organizations around the country working to advance gender equality and development

The County Governance Watch - CGW Kenya
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

It is an active participant in governance development and social transformation in Kenya. Through its Kenya program, and with specific focus on the counties, CGW has taken the lead in the creation of the County Governance Index (CGI) for measuring the governance and service delivery at the county level.

The Myanmar Institute of Directors - MIoD Myanmar
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an independent, private sector-led organization that promotes corporate governance standards and best practices in Myanmar. It fosters business ethics and transparency, and facilitates networks between corporate leaders and stakeholders.

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Relations at the American University of Beirut Lebanon
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Conducts research into isssues facing the MENA region and offers policy recommendations for responding to these issues.

Asia Foundation Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Asia Foundation works to support women's rights, rule of law, local governance and civic participation in the electoral process.

Human Rights Council Ethiopia Ethiopia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Founded in 1991, HRCO is an independent organization that works towards building a democratic system though the promotion of the rule of law and due process, and encouraging and conducting human rights monitoring.

iWatch Africa Ghana
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

It promotes transparency and citizen participation in governance using new media technology, data journalism, and story telling tools. Through correspondents and volunteers from the media and civil society, it monitors government expenditure, education, health, and security issues such as organized crime and migration.

Southern Center for Human Rights United States
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to defend people on the death penalty, fighting human rights violations in prison and to make the Constitutional right to counsel a reality.

Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) Pakistan
Factor 3: Open Government

SPO's mission is to strengthen and support community organizations and public interest institutions for achieving and protecting basic human rights, with a particular focus on women, girls, youth, children and minorities.

Society for the Study of Women's Health The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It seeks to promote the health and social well-being of Gambian women, through applied research and evidence-based advocacy. Their areas of intervention are gender and health, maternal health and nutrition, and policy engagement and advocacy on women's health issues, among others.

The Society for Family Health Nigeria
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1985, it works to improve access to essential health information, services, and products. Their areas of intervention are access to safe water systems, family planning and reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS and malaria treatment and prevention.

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) India
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an international NGO head quartered in India and is mandated to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth.

Nijera Kori Bangladesh
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to organise landless groups into political structures for effective advocacy and defense of their rights through education, training, cultural initiatives and empowerment and legal support.

Human Rights Network Group Russia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works as a Hub on assistance and technical training for civil society in Russia, and projects with a special focus on online privacy and internet freedom

American Bar Association International
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The ABA seeks to provide high quality services to its members, enhance the legal profession, improve the delivery of justice and uphold the rule of law around the world.

Centerlaw or Center for International Law Manila Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Centerlaw actively participates in prosecuting the perpetrators of killings of journalists sued for criminal defamation. Where domestic courts prove ineffectual, Centerlaw also avails of existing international remedies for the promotion of human rights, humanitarian law, and freedom of expression.

Open Parliament Canada
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is an initiative that promotes open data and accountability through the online publication of Parliamentary proceedings, such as debates, committees, members, and bills.

Australian Council for International Development Australia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

It focuses on connecting various non government organizations within Australia in order to strengthen national and international development. It promotes knowledge surrounding these issues and leads dialogue to inspire change.

Tanzania Water and Environmental Sanitation - TWESA Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It strives to improve potable water supplies, sanitation and hygiene to refugees and local communities in Tanzania. TWESA's initiatives include constructing wells, rainwater harvesting tanks, water distribution from springs, and other water supply methods.

South African Human Rights Commission South Africa
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Monitors compliance with international treaties on environmental, housing, children, migrant and minority rights, along with providing legal assistance on these issues, along with working towards the abolishment of torture.