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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Synapse Center Synapse Center Senegal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to promote innovative entrepreunerial methods, in agriculture, industry and political life to foster change in Senegal.

French Lawyers Union (SAF) Syndicat des Avocats de France (SAF) France
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Promotes a democratic vision of justice, through the defense of lawyers' rights and pushing for a more efficient justice system.

National Union of Journalists Syndicat National des Journalistes France
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to defend the rights of journalists and to freedom of expression and opinion as the leading journalists' union in France.

Transparency International - Colombian Chapter Tansparencia por Colombia Colombia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Leads civil society efforts to combat corruption. It focuses on transforming and guiding public and private institutions towards more transparent practices.

Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) Társaság a Szabadságjogokért Hungary
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in 1994, it protects fundamental human rights in Hungary. It monitors legislation, pursues strategic litigation, and provides free legal aid assistance. Their areas of focus include guaranteeing the right to freedom of expression, the right to health, and the right to self-determination, to name a few.

TECHO TECHO Argentina
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to develop shantytowns in Argentina and guarantee access to basic living amenities and education for the populations living in the 'villas'.

Tenaganita Tenaganita Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It promotes the rights of migrants, refugees, women, and children, and protects them from exploitation, abuse, discrimination, slavery, and human trafficking. It also advocates for anti-discrimination policies.

Terre des hommes - Tdh Terre des hommes - Tdh Panama
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

In 2014 the Central America regional hub was established in Panama City to coordinate activities throughout the region. They have a project designed to prevent violence and crime, as well as strengthen the juvenile justice systems in the region through a restorative approach.

Department of Anti-corruption under the Government Inspectorate Thanh tra Chính Vietnam
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Ministerial-level agency of the Government, exercising the function of state management of inspection, citizen reception, complaint and denunciation settlement and anti-corruption all over the country.

The International Institute of Debate The International Institute of Debate Tunisia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to create opportunities for youth to critically think and constructively engage to discuss different topics.

Tom Lantos Institute - TLI Tom Lantos Intézet Hungary
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is an independent human and minority rights organization focused on linguistic and religious minorities, such as the Jewish and Roma communities. Their approach combines human rights, identity politics, and a multidisciplinary research and education platform.

Transforming Society for Justice Indonesia (TUK) Transformasi Untuk Keadilan Indonesia (TUK) Indonesia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Aims to defend the rights of people affected by land development and environmentally degrading projects, and to activate citizens for social justice.

Transforming Honduras Transformemos Honduras Honduras
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Through investigation and civil society action, the NGO aims to transform the Honduran political, education and health system towards more transparency, efficiency and accountability.

Transnational Initiative Countering Violent Extremism (TICVE) Transnational Initiative Countering Violent Extremism (TICVE) Morocco
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works with local communities to break the cycle of radicalization through research, training, education and micro targeted development projects in order to build resilience to violent extremism. 

Transparency Brazil Transparência Brasil Brazil
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to develop internet tools to track and monitor corruption cases, and diffuse that information through research, publications and participation in Transparency Councils with other organisations and government offices.

Mexican Transparency Transparencia Mexicana Mexico
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Mexican branch of Transparency International, it seeks to fight corruption in Mexico through civil society and networks of practicioners in every mexican state, developing its National Corruption Index.

Transparency Venezuela Transparencia Venezuela Venezuela
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Transparency Venezuela works to prevent corruption and promote democratic actions to strengthen freedom, justice, integrity, and good practices.

Transparency International Hungary Transparency International Magyarország Hungary
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It works to mitigate corruption and to promote transparency and accountability by improving accessibility of public interest information. Their areas of work include the public sector, the business sector, and people engagement programs.

Three out of Three Tres de Tres Mexico
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Citizen initiative to collect information on three declarations from government offcials: property, financial interests and taxes.

Environmental Tribunal Tribunal Ambiental Chile
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

In charge of examining cases of environmental controversies and crimes in most regions of Chile.

Constitutional Tribunal of Peru Tribunal Constitucional del Perú Peru
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Tribunal is the supreme authority on constitutional matters in Peru, and expresses opinions and votes on the constitutionality of laws passed in the Senate, maintaining a judicial check on the governments' powers.

Federal Judiciary Electoral Tribunal Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de La Federación Mexico
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Tribunal tasked with resolving controversies on electoral matters, and ensuring the political-electoral rights of citizens. It also oversees national and local elections in order to ensure a fair process.

Federal Tribunal for Administrative Justice Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa Mexico
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Independent court mandated to resolve disputes between the government and citizens, it now holds the power to sanction public officials, and offers time efficient and low cost procedures over ADRs.

Superior Accounts Tribunal Tribunal Superior de Cuentas Honduras
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Government Body appointed to investigate cases of fraud and corruption.

Supreme Court for Elections Tribunal Supremo Electoral Honduras
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to guarantee free and fair elections and investigate cases of fraud in the electoral process.