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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
National Legal Aid Service Bangladesh
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to legal aid services to people in need, and is involved in transforming Bangladesh's criminal justice system through legal aid training for paralegals in prisons and transforming laws for more restorative justice.

National Legal Aid Clinic for Women Zambia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A free legal aid resource for underrepresented women and children which aims to protect their rights and advocate for policy reform

National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

NLADA works to deliver high quality pro bono legal services along with advocacy, guidance, information, training and technical assistance to legal clinics and pro bono associations in the equal justice community.

National Law College (NaLC) Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

NaLC was established with a mission to uplift legal education in Nepal. NaLC is affiliated with Tribhuvan University of Nepal. NaLC's aim is to create excellent legal professionals in the country by bestowing best teaching methods with multidisciplinary and rigorous approach.

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Seeks to end poverty and redress human dignity, provide education for children living in poverty or homelessness and the basic right to shelter.

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) Nepal
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

National Land Rights Forum (NLRF) is a national association of land rights deprived poor farmers. NLRF was established to organize land rights deprived tenants, small farmers, squatters, and freed labors into people's organization or Village Land Right Forum (VLRF) advocating for revolutionary land and agricultural reform.

National Juvenile Justice Network United States
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to support and create a network of youth justice advocates and organizations to reform the justice system for better attention to youth and their families.

National Justice Project Australia
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides legal assistance to those whose access to justice is most inaccessible to advance social justice. They advocate for equal access fair legal proceedings, with a focus on Aboriginal peoples.

National Judicial Police Police Nationale Judiciaire France
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to investigate cases of fraud, corruption, fight against organized crime and terrorism in collaboration with other European and world police services.

National Journalism Council Consejo Nacional de Periodismo Panama
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is comprised of journalist guilds, college students, and media outlets who are working to advance freedom of the press and information in Panama. It offers a space for debate and discussion of current issues affecting journalism and communication.

National Investigation Unit (NIU) Nepal
Factor 5: Order and Security

NIU is one of the government's main intelligence agency collecting information related to the country's public security, economic crimes, corruption in government and domestic and foreign terrorist activities. It also has a unit that tracks international spies, cross border terrorism, money laundering, narcotics and human trafficking.

National Integrity Action Jamaica
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to fight corruption in all its aspects and promote integrity through awareness raising and training of judges, prosecutors and investigators.

National Institute of Criminology Országos Kriminológiai Intézet - OKRI Hungary
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Founded in 1960, is the academic research and training center of Hungary’s Prosecution Service. Their main activities include the investigation of crimes, the development of theory and practice of criminology, forensics and criminal law, and to promote the utilization of research results.

National Institute of Commerce Instituto Nacional del Comercio Chile
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Began giving courses on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in 2015, where students and professionals participated on the link between private and public sector.

National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI) Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI) Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government

National Institute promoting access to information and transparency in Mexico, along with the protection of personal data through the Infomex platform.

National Institute for Medical Research Tanzania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is the largest public health research institution in Tanzania. It seeks to generate scientific information required in the development of better methods and techniques in disease management, prevention, and control in the country.

National Institute for Human Rights (INDH) Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) Chile
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to develop a true culture of human rights, through government monitoring, recommendations and citizen education.

National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO) South Africa
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to find innovative solutions to reintegrating offenders, and to prevent social crime especially in youths, along with working to improve the criminal justice system.

National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo (INADI) Argentina
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Develops national policy against discrimination, federal policy to be developed by civil society organizations, in order to reach an integrated society.

National Initiative for Civic Education in Malawi (NICE) Malawi
Factor 3: Open Government

Seeks to foster public participation in the electoral and democratic process, through the setting up of election points and access to information.

National Information Commission (NIC) Nepal
Factor 3: Open Government

An independent body constituted pursuant to the Right to Information Act, 2008. NIC is mainly responsible for the implementation of the RTI Act in Nepal. Protection, promotion and enforcement is the core areas of NIC work.

National Immigration Law Center United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Seek to defend the rights of low income immigrants through strategic litigation, legal and medical assistance.

National Human Rights Council (CNDH) ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? Morocco
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to investigate, report and prosecute human rights abuses of Moroccan citizens and to introduce international human rights norms in the national leglislative framework.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Nepal Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

NHRC is an independent and autonomous constitutional body. The primary responsibility of NHRC is to protect and promote human rights of Nepalese people through inquiries and investigations.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Indonesia Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia Republik Indonesia Indonesia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to investigate and defend human rights abuses cases through strategic litigation and monitor implementation of human rights norms by the government.