Organization Name | Organization Name (Local Language) | Country | Factors | Organization Description |
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Young Women's Christian Association Tanzania | Tanzania |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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Founded in 1959, it is dedicated to empowering women and girls in Tanzania and promoting a fully inclusive world where justice, peace and security, freedom, human dignity, good governance, health for all, and care for the environment are promoted and sustained through women's leadership. |
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Young Peace Guatemala | Paz Joven Guatemala | Guatemala |
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
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It promotes a culture of peace by providing spaces for participation where youths and adolescents are trained to carry out political advocacy in decision making processes at the municipal and national levels. Their areas of work include sexual and reproductive rights, prevention of teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS education, and nutrition, to name a few. |
Young Lawyers Foundation | Tanzania |
Factor 7: Civil Justice
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A professional, youth led non-profit organization that promotes human and people's rights. Their areas of interest include legal aid, energy and climate change health, agriculture, gender, employment, and education. |
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Young Lawyers Association to Protect the Freedom of Tomorrow - Asuka Lawyers | ??????????????? | Japan |
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
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It is a group composed of approximately 600 lawyers and supporters that works to defend the Constitution's integrity and monitors attempts by the ruling party to authorize ammendments to Article 9. Debate and discussion of current issues related with the rights and freedoms protected by the Constitution are facilitated through their Constitutional Cafes. |
Young Innovations | Nepal |
Factor 3: Open Government
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Young Innovation is a technology company that creates innovative and powerful solutions to global development problems. It specializes in global development and builds partnerships and technology that help development organizations to change the way the world looks. |
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Young in Prison | South Africa |
Factor 8: Criminal Justice
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2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: YouthLab: Championing the Voice of Youth Deprived of their Liberty |
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Yes to Neutrality! | Neutralidad Si! | Chile |
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
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Works to develop public policy on net neutrality to prevent abuses by internet providers of personal data. |
Yangon Justice Center | Myanmar |
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice
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It provides free legal assistance to the disadvantaged within Yangon region. It also offers legal training to selected paralegals who thereby support their communities. |
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Yangon Journalism School - YJS | Myanmar |
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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It works to improve journalistic quality and promotes professionalism among local journalists to serve as watchdogs and social justice advocates. It provides training and support for local newspapers and radio and TV stations throughout the country. |
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Y Vote | Australia |
Factor 3: Open Government
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It is a youth led movement created to strengthen the voices of young people in Australian democracy. Their mission is to inform and encourage young people to vote and participate in local and national democratic processes. |
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World Justice Project | International |
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
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The World Justice Project is an independent, multidsciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law around the world. The WJP's mutually-reinforcing lines of business employ a multi-disciplinary approach through original research and data, an active and global network, and practical, locally-led programs to advance the rule of law worldwide. |
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World Human Development Organisation | Sri Lanka |
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
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The WDHO works to uplift disadvantaged communities by creating self-developing and self-supporting programs within these communities to empower and educate them. |
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Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSH) | Singapore |
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
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Works to develop and uphold guidelines of safety and health in the workplace in partnership with businesses, the government, unions and workers. |
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Workers Confederation of Honduras (CTH) | Confederacion de Trabajadores de Honduras (CTH) | Honduras |
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
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Largest trade union in the country, working to defend worker rights and uphold international standards in labour laws. |
Woodhull Freedom Foundation | United States |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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Works to affirm sexual freedom as a human right through advocacy and lobbying at the State and International level. |
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Womens' Community | Comunidad Mujer | Chile |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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An independent, inclusive organization that promotes womens rights and actively contributes to the generation of public policies for for greater equality and equity in education , labor and politics. |
Women's Studies Research Centre - WSRC | Hong Kong S.A.R., China |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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The Women's Studies Research Centre is an independent and interdisciplinary initiative founded in 1994 at the University of Hong Kong. It promotes research and dialogue in areas such as gender, cross-cultural awareness, sexuality, and policy making. |
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Women's Situation Room Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
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It is a peace building initiative to prevent and mitigate conflicts during elections. It mobilizes women and youth to ensure their active participation in the electoral process. Through observation and the analysis of data and information from the field, it provides early alerts to elections related incidents. |
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Women's Shelter | Casa de la Mujer | Bolivia |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
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It works to advance access to justice in Santa Cruz, offering legal and psychological assistance to vulnerable women and children experiencing violence. |
Women's Re Entry Network | United States |
Factor 8: Criminal Justice
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Creates opportunities for holistic rehabilitation of women out of the criminal justice system into society. |
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Women's NGO Secretariat of Liberia | Liberia |
Factor 3: Open Government
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Works to coordinate the activities of various women's NGOs throughout Liberia whiel pushing for less discrimination and more social involvement of women. |
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Women's Network Against Violence (RMCV) | Red de Mujeres Contra la Violencia (RMCV) | Nicaragua |
Factor 5: Order and Security
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The RMCV network works to bring cases of gender based violence to national attention and defend victims, along with organizing women's groups for national representation. |
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund - LEAF | Fonds d'action et d'éducation juridiques pour les femmes | Canada |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
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Founded in 1985 to defend the equality rights enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it works to advance the rights of women and girls in Canada through litigation and legal education services. |
Women's League of Burma - WLB | ???????????????????????? (?????????????) | Myanmar |
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
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WLB works towards the advancement of peace and social justice, the elimination of all forms of discrimination, and the respect of women's rights in Burma. Their initiatives include peace and reconciliation, political empowerment, and women against violence programs. |
Women's Law Project | United States |
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
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Works to defend womens rights, through research and lobbying at the federal and state level for expansion and conservation of womens' rights. |