Leading Organizations

The Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) was founded in 2004 by 25 Afghan organizations and aims to enhance respect for human rights in Afghanistan through the establishment of a strong human rights movement.

Works on promoting and upholding sexual and reproductive rights to women in Malawi.

It is an informal and independent initiative comprised of Hungarians, immigrants, and refugees advocating for political and social rights for refugees and asylum seekers in Hungary. Their campaigns aim to document, prevent, and raise awareness concerning deportation and detention.

It works towards obtaining an independent, quality, and diverse media in Tanzania by promoting investigative and public interest journalism and facilitating critical reflection and learning. Through their funding and learning activities, they seek to support quality journalism that informs the public, contributes to debates, and thus increases public demand for greater accountability.

It empowers leaders and community actors through institutional engagement, innovative approaches, and creative learning models. Their Center for Natural Capital Governance and Social Accountability supports institutions, governance, social accountability, and fosters freedom of information.

Educates, mobilises communities, and facilitates supportive partnerships in order to foster a greater understanding of sustainability, and to help move towards a sustainable future through transparency.

Works to develop and uphold guidelines of safety and health in the workplace in partnership with businesses, the government, unions and workers.

SLCPJ is a non-partisan organisation that aims to achieve reconciliation based on accountability for "violations of international law," strengthen respect for human rights and the rule of law, and build Sri Lankan civil society for a stronger democracy.

Seeks to enhance access to and administration of justice and to promote the professional development of lawyers in Uganda

Works to defend the rights of all working people, access to fair pay and working rights, along with protecting their civil rights.
WJP Grantee Program Title : Labor and the Rule of Law (2008-2009)

The organization provides legal aid and rehabilitation services for imprisoned women, undertakes research and advocacy efforts to improve the country's legal and judicial system for the rights of women, and offers a range of community welfare, education, health and emergency relief services.

It is a Spanish private organization that also works in El Salvador, Nigeria, and Peru. Their aim is to contribute to the sustainable development of Sierra Leone by improving education and sanitation services. It works in partnership with Don Bosco Fambul.

Works to monitor elections and provide independent review of the electoral process to citizens.

Maitri's work is organized under two main categories: violence against women and migrant workers. The organization has been addressing the issue of violence against women and acts as a catalyst to enable access to basic rights to some of the most marginalized and vulnerable populations in India.

It is a Danish based international NGO working for media development in The Gambia, working in partnership with the Gambia Press Union and other media organizations in Africa, the USA, and Europe.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Media Justice Fellowship
It advocates for the rights and dignity of LGBT people in Nigeria by addressing public opinion and accelerating social acceptance through research, training, and engagement.

The DPCR seeks to develop, guide and steer a “community and service oriented” police organization in forging relationship with, informing, persuading, shaping perception of, and mobilizing the communities towards the need for respect for laws, maintenance of peace and orderliness, and safety of environment.

Founded in 1972, it assists disadvantaged communities with emergency relief, rehabilitation, support for refugees/returnees, and HIV/AIDS prevention. It promotes sustainable development, community empowerment, and gender equality.

It is a website of citizen journalists whose aim it to report important stories from all the counties in Kenya. It is a project by Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), and seeks to support online activists defending free speech and to empower citizens to exercise their fundamental rights.

LANCAU NEPAL is a law based social engineering organization, dedicated to uproot the untouchability system from Nepal. Some of the activities it focuses on are formation of a global pressure group of lawyers to curb untouchability, and providing national and global level pro-bono legal support.

Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan is a grassroots organization that was formed in 1990, working in rural Rajasthan. Its objective was to use modes of struggle and constructive action for changing the lives of its primary constituents — the rural poor.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ideas Academy - Quality Secondary Education for Refugees, Stateless and Undocumented Youths
It is a research institute that offers solutions for public policy by improving understanding of the principles of rule of law, limited government, and market freedoms. Their areas of work include democracy and governance, social policy, and economics and business.

It aims to identify and support innovations that have the potential to create social impact in education, health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania with a focus on market driven solutions.

Works to advance the socio economic rights of people and functions as an umbrella for associations and a guarantor of freedom of assembly and expression.

Works to provide legal assistance to persons,strengthening of corruption investigation mechanisms and engages in mediation of conflict. It has developed a system of Village Court & Abritration Councils to resolve petty civil & criminal disputes.