Leading Organizations

Founded in 2006, Deep South Watch is based at Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus in southern Thailand. It works as a decentralized network with a platform for mobilization and education towards the achievement of peace in areas of violent conflict, notably in the southern part of the country.

CAP is a project of the People Serving People Foundation that works primarily with the urban refugee population in Thailand. The mission of CAP is to support and advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, to provide advice, representation, and protection for people making asylum applications to UNHCR Thailand, and to help empower asylum seekers and refugees to realize their rights in Thailand.

The IHRP is committed to the advancement of human rights and peace by educating human rights and peace practitioners, promoting outreach programs to community and international organizations, and conducting cutting edge research on important issues.

Founded by The Bank of Thailand, the Institute's mission is to produce, coordinate, and maximize the impact of research in the spheres of monetary policy, financial systems, and the macro-economy.

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) was established as a public policy research institute in 1984. It provides technical analysis, mostly in economic areas, to various public agencies to assist in formulating policies that support long-term economic and social development in Thailand.

Institute working on research and capacity-building in crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law within ASEAN.

Founded in 2011, it focuses on transparency issues in the public and private sectors, promotes sustainable development, and is operated by a group of professional journalists with combined experience of over sixty years.

The Foundation is an inititiative of the Moral Promotion Center which is associated with the Ministry of Culture. The Foundation seeks to develop a culture of respect for ethics and morality, good governance, and transparency in Thailand by establishing partnerships with the private, public, and civil society sectors.

Prachatai is an independent daily web newspaper established in June 2004 to provide reliable and relevant news and information to the Thai public during an era of limited freedom and independence of the Thai news media.

Founded in 2013, Sal Forest is Thailand's first sustainable business accelerator. It aims to jumpstart and sustain a public discourse on sustainable business via events, print, and online media, as well as conducting research on important sustainability issues in Thailand and social impact assessments.

Founded in 1993, it is comprised of approximately 155 organizations working on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment throughout Thailand. TNCA has four regional branches and advocates for better health care and human rights.

It is a group comprised of activists working to support gender equality and gender issues. It works through the Public Forum TEA talk to build capacity and space for youth.

iLaw advances freedom of expression, civil, and political rights in Thailand. It works to increase public awareness and generate debate on proposed new laws and sections of the forthcoming constitution that affect freedom of expression, civil, and political rights. It also monitors abuses of civil and political rights as well as abuses within the judicial system.

TCR's mission is to provide a strategic shift in the protection of refugees, asylum seekers, stateless, and internally displaced persons, to promote more sustainable solutions for these individuals in Thailand and in the broader Southeast Asian region.

Founded in 1996 to provide a gender perspective to development activities affecting indigenous peoples in Thailand, IWNT works to advance indigenous women's rights through national and international mechanisms. It also advocates for indigenous women's participation in local government, natural resource management, and other decision making bodies.

It is a group of citizens that support human rights and democracy. They defend the right to access information and online citizenship, as well as promote freedom of expression, opinion, and privacy rights.

The Thailand Political Database is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of politics and its development in Thailand. TPD provides political data, which include politicians’ profiles, political activities, electoral data, political campaigns, and public policies, to its members and the public.

The Justice Fund was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Justice to provide public legal assistance to the most vulnerable persons in Thailand. It offers assistance for temporary liberation of the accused, for defendants, and in cases of human rights violations, while also providing legal education to the public.

Founded in 2011 and formerly known as the Anti-Corruption Network, ACT is an initiative from the private sector that comprises nearly 50 organizations from the private, public, and civil society sectors, and serves as a social force to mobilize Thai people and society in rejecting corruption. It supports policy reform in order to make anticorruption measures become tangible and effective.

Created in 1995, the Polish Green Network is a national alliance of ten environmental and sustainable development associations and foundations. It advocates for social and environmental justice and sustainable development, advances social control mechanisms over public funds and multinational corporations, and provides development assistance to Global South countries and Eastern Europe.

Works to assist NGOs, citizens and government in implementing sustainable measures for environmental management in accordance with universal principles.

Founded in 1993 to advance peace and zero-crime levels, it is the local chapter of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation. MCPF promotes public awareness in crime prevention and effective measures for treatment of offenders.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Structural Legal Aid
Pioneering, promoting, and supporting law enforcement and legal reform through providing legal assistance and fighting for the rights of the poor.

Works to protect the rights of people affected by environmental degradation and to monitor government implementation of environmental conservation and sustainability measures.

National competition working through training bootcamps in order to foster civic participation fo young people. Seeks to extend academic learning to create a group of young leaders for Senegal.