Leading Organizations

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Halfway House community reintegration for offenders project
Coalition of ministries offering assistance through education, health, advocacy and skills training to inmates in all of Malawi's prisons.

Works to allow student attorneys to represent individual, families or organizations suffering violation of their human rights.

Founded in 1965, it coordinates the social and development ministries of the Universal Church in Ethiopia. It provides humanitarian assistance, social rehabilitation, WASH services, and health and HIV/AIDS education.

Conflict Victims’ Common Platform (CVCP) is an umbrella organization of victims of the conflict from across Nepal, from both sides of the conflict and represents all kinds of victims.

TLO has been active in two areas concerning rule of law: Conflict and Alternative Dispute Resolution and Peace building and Dialogue Facilitation to guarantee peaceful communities in Afghanistan.

The Pakistan Workers Federation is the largest Workers Federation in Pakistan working to promote and protect workers' rights and to campaign for legislative changes.

Works to guarantee the rights of all people, and to assist local governments in providing access to human rights along with protecting people who are victims of gender based violence.

The Prosecutor's Office works to uncover, litigate and bring into the public eye cases of corruption, independently of state institutions which it may also investigate. It also plays a crucial role in educating the public about corruption and how eliminate it

The GEOC is an alliance of 10 different organizations including the Nepal Law Society (NLS). It has been involved in programs to support the institutionalization of democracy for the past 20 years. GEOC's members are independent intellectuals, legal luminaries, jurists, former government officials, social activists, human rights workers, professors, senior media persons and so on.

Works to defend the rights of the LGBT community and provide them with information and support on their sexual orientation and gender identity

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Access to Justice for Youth in Conflict with the Law
Founded in 2012 and based in Mombasa, it works to foster a progressive realization of human rights. Particularly, the organization seeks the recognition and empowerment of local communities in Kenya, and to achieve their participation in rights and development initiatives.

ACWC is an intergovernmental body comprised of twenty representatives of ASEAN Member States and has consultative status to ASEAN. Its mandate is the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in ASEAN.

Works to promote awareness and proactivity around HIV prevention nationally and internationally through advocacy and health promotion.

Aims to increase citizen participation in political processes in order strengthen good governance and encourage citizen centered policies

Works to protect women and children from abuse which empowers women to contribute to development

Youth For Change is a youth-led project with the objective of ending gender-based violence in Tanzania. It was founded in 2014, and currently has teams based in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the UK, and Tanzania.

Founded in 2012, it advocates for the defense of LGBTI people's rights. Its initiatives include the provision of training for community leaders, research, and legal assistance in cases of sexual orientation based discrimination through paralegal services.

Founded in 1981, it works to defend and protect the right to freedom of expression in Canada and the world. CJFE monitors, defends, and reports on free expression and access to information.

It promotes sustainable development, good governance, and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria through the use of communication technologies and access to information.

The Tata Trusts are amongst India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organizations. Among its various contributions to Indian society, it also works to bring about data-driven governance. It works towards forging working relationships and partnerships with various central and state ministries, district and block governments and members of parliament.

Trains and deploys staff to work on community justice, corruption, democratic development and civilian security throughout Liberia, with three dedicated working and research centres.

The Centre for Civil Society advances social change through public policy. It is extensively involved in education, livelihood, and policy training to promote choice and accountability across private and public sectors. CCS engages with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy.

It advocates for fair agriculture and trade policies affecting the livelihoods of small scale farmers. Its programs increase agricultural production and build capacities of Ghanaian farmers.

The Centre's mission is to provide public services and advance research in the interdisciplinary area of information technology and law. Their initiatives include the Community Legal Information Centres (Youth CLIC, Senior CLIC, Family CLIC), the eQuality Project, and the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute - HKLII, among others.

Looks to improve the delivery of justice through the monitoring of the federal court appointment process and the efficiency of the justice system in the protection of civil rights.