Leading Organizations

KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual advocates committed to the defense of people’s rights and civil liberties.

Brings together students in Uganda to research corruption in the country and pressure elected officials for reform

The Institute for Conflict Management is committed to the continuous evaluation and resolution of problems of internal security in South Asia. The Institute has provided consultancy services on terrorism & internal security to a number of governments within India and abroad.

Receives complaints for the Malawi population that does not have access to courts or cannot pay legal fees. In reality, it has managed the majority of civil cases in Malawi.

National Alliance for Human Rights and Social Justice Nepal (Human Rights Alliance), a Coalition of Nepali non- governmental human rights organizations dedicated to a cause of freedom, human rights, social justice, and peace in Nepal was established in 1996 in the initiation of some leading human rights NGOs.

FEFA is a national, independent and impartial institution working through partnerships, citizen participation, good governance and professional programs to enhance transparency and accountability in the democratic processes.

It was established in 1992, and brings together ten national disabled people’s organizations through lobbying and advocacy. It has been implementing a three year advocacy project for the promotion of rights and equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Institute seeks to provide excellent research and expand the understanding of human rights beyond academia through collaboration with practitioners and scholars.

It is the Kenyan Section of the ICJ. It promotes human rights, justice, and democracy in Kenya and around Africa through the application of legal expertise and international best practices. Founded in 1959, ICJ Kenya is the oldest human rights organization in Kenya.

Network of Advice Bureaux for citizens to have access to information and offers assistance services for people to understand their rights.

Seeks to preserve the American Founding ideas and train young leaders to preserve these ideals and the constitutional guarantees of the American Revolution.

Founded in 2000, it is an initiative of Search for Common Ground. They promote education in land rights, women's rights, peace, and reconciliation through independent media programs and activities, in partnership with 27 local radio stations.

Founded in 1990, it offers social services and preventive care to all individuals in four of the five regions in The Gambia. Their areas of work include sexual and reproductive health, culture and tradition, gender equality, social development and consultative processes, and participation and decision making processes.

Coordinates and runs the activites of various national and local radios for freedom of expression and incidence in public policy.

It commemorates the life of Teoh Beng Hock, a victim of political persecution and custodial torture by the state. The organization works to achieve a democratic nation free from political persecution, torture, and human rights violations by providing democratic education, legal and social support for victims, and advocating for truth and reconciliation.

Works to provide assistance to victims of assault through its hopline and to coordinate programs to bring perpetrators to justice.

Works to promote sustainable rural development in Keiskammahoek, through local action driven by the communities. They are present in 13 Ntaba kaNdoda villages.

Set up in 1995, it seeks to coordinate the activities of the various Malawian NGOs working on human rigths issues, through guiding principles and capacitation.

Works to prevent and fight corruption, especially through its Young Professionals against Corruption program; and fosters civic engagement through various local and rural initiatives, and drives policy and integrity around climate and water governance in Bangladesh.

Patani Forum works with a new generation of local leaders and activists in the Malay-speaking area in southern Thailand to raise issues deemed important to the people in the area, through advocacy, civic participation, and in-depth analysis of the dynamics of the region and of the ongoing conflict.

Works to creat people-centered policies and creates rural community based programs to enhance the voices of rural citizens

The Saeed Ahmed Awan Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment (SAACIWCE) Lahore is an institution in Pakistan providing professional services in the fields of occupational, safety, health and working environment.

A network for community legal centres which aims to advocate for and protect the rights of marginalized groups in Australia.

A coalition of community based women's organizations in Uganda that aim to equalize the social, economic, and political rights of women

The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.