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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Facilitation for Peace and Development Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Focuses on good governance, legal reform, and social protection through legal aid and advocacy

National Vigilance Centre (NVC) Nepal
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

NVC was established pursuant to Corruption Control Act 2002, and one of the important tasks of NVC is to 'manage income and asset disclosures' of Nepalese "public officials", let alone a general mandate of handling public grievances. NVC does a technical audit of infrastructure development projects carried out by the Government of Nepal (GoN).

Laboratoires de l"Egalite France
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Aims to articulate public debate and civic initiatives in government and business monitoring of equality in employment, salaries and representation.

The Health for All Coalition Sierra Leone
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 2008, it has a membership of approximately 150 organizations, advocating for quality healthcare in Sierra Leone. Their programs include the Independent Monitoring of the Free Health Care Initiative and the Drug Distribution and Supervising Unit.

Campaign Zero United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to end police violence, racial profiling and police militarization through advocacy, lobbying and legislation tracking.

Naz Foundation India
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Naz India, is a New Delhi-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working on HIV/AIDS, sexual health and recently pioneering the cause of the fight for rights of the LGBT community in India.

Group for Social Dialogue (GDS) Romania
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to inform citizen through Citizen Cafes, and advocate for a more open and transparent government system.

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.

International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy Georgia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Monitors local, regional and national elections since 1995 and has one of the largest networks in Georgia. It also informs and proposes reforms to the electoral system of Georgia.

Commonwealth Secretariat International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Secretatiat works to offer technical assistance to Commonwealth countries to guarantee access to the rule of law, combat corruption and deliver good governance systems.

The National Development Corporation - NDC Tanzania
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a leading industrial development and promotion organization, established in 1965. It aims to establish implementing strategic industrial development projects in partnership with the private sector.

Institute for Development and Communication International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Engaged in social research with implications for change in the field of social development, governance to improve public safety and justice, economic development for distributive justice and gender studies.

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts (FCAID) is a network of faith-based groups working toward the understanding of the debt issue and action against the immoralities of debt. This network is guided by a Coordinating Committee with members from various faith-based organizations.

Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRDA) Nepal
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Since its establishment, the THRD Alliance has been working on issues of specific human rights violations related to torture, extrajudicial execution, illegal arrest or detention, citizenship, inclusion and discrimination in the Terai. Its intervention focuses on monitoring, documentation, and litigation for the cases of human rights violations.

Oxfam Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Oxfam has been working to promote gender equality in Afghanistan.

Law and Development Partnership International
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Partnership seeks to enable governments and their donors to develop programs that strengthen national governance monitoring frameworks and impact assessment.

The Centre for Media and Information Literacy - CML Kenya Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It aims to provide media literacy to the children, youth and general society, and to promote good governance in Kenya through civic engagement and awareness initiatives.

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It works to conduct free and fair elections and to institutionalize a sustainable electoral process. It is responsible for conducting or supervising referendums and elections to any elective body or office established by the Constitution.

Hong Kong Bar Association Hong Kong S.A.R., China

Founded in 1949, the Hong Kong Bar Association is the professional organization of barristers in Hong Kong. It considers and takes proper action on all matters affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.

Community Health and Research Initiative Nigeria Nigeria
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Tile: Strengthening the inclusion and participation of Non-state Actors in the Nigeria CountryReproductive, Maternal, New-Born, Child and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N)Multi-stakeholder Platform
It works to improve the quality of health care services for women and children through advocacy, accountability, research, and information sharing.

SERVE Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

SERVE Sri Lanka works to empower young communities and the next generation through faith and education.

Uganda Land Alliance Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Advocates for fair land laws and reform for policies to address the needs of the poor and disadvantaged

Centrul de Resurse Juridice (CRJ) Romania
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to defend the rights of vulnerable people, but also guarantee the rights fo all people and the rule of law under recent security measures, through advocacy and strategic litigation.

Transparancy International Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

TI raises awareness of the effects of corruption and works with partners in both government and civil society to develop and implement appropriate measures to tackle these profound issues.

Democracy Sierra Leone (DSL) Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a coalition of approximately 40 civil society organizations that works towards the promotion of democratic values, the respect for human rights, public accountability, and the rule of law.