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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Advocacy Forum (AF) Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AF is working to promote the rule of law and upholds international human rights standards in Nepal. The core area of AF's work includes human rights advocacy. AF is actively confronting the deeply entrenched culture of impunity in Nepal.

Advocacy Movement Network - AMNet Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It aims to end all forms of gender based violence and social injustice. It advocates for the rights of the underprivileged and engages duty bearers to enforce laws that protect women and children.

AdvocAid Sierra Leone
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides legal assistance to women in Sierra Leone. Their work ensures women and girls receive fair legal representation and education of their legal rights. It offers rehabilitation and support upon release, through their programs: Supporting Detainees and Moving Forward.

Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

A public policy research center and think tank on governance, trade, and environment

Adyan Foundation ????? Lebanon
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works for pluralism, inclusive citizenship, community resilience, and spiritual solidarity through programs focusing on education, media, policy, and intercultural and interreligious relations.

Affirmative Union Venezuela Unión Afirmativa Venezuela Venezuela
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Affirmative Union was created to promote knowledge and the application of international human rights standards that protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation. They promote legal protection and the recognition of same sex couples and LGBT families.

Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) Afghanistan
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

AACN is a social, non- profit, non partisan, non- political and non-governmental network established to bring together different civil society organization and individuals alike to fight corruption in Afghanistan.

Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

ACSFo is a network of civil society organizations working to promote and advocate civic participation.

Afghan Development Association (ADA) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

ADA has been working on multiple projects since 1990 in support of human rights and the establisment of peace councils and capacity building communities for conflict resolution.

Afghan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) ? ????????? ? ????? ??????? Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AIBA was established to improve access to fair trials, to increase confidence in the legal profession among the public, to improve cooperation between stakeholders in the justice sector, to promote new generations of dedicated legal professionals and to fight against administrative corruption.

Afghan Women's Educational Center Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

AWEC is an organization that promotes women's rights through capacity building and civic education.

Afghan Women's Network (AWN) ???? ???? ????? Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The Afghan Women’s Network is a non-partisan, non-profit network of women and women’s NGOs working to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society.

Afghan Youth Civil and Cultural Association (AYCCA) Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government

AYCCA is an NGO that works to empower youth to play an active role in their society.

Afghanistan Analysts Network Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) is an independent non-profit policy research organization, aiming to provide independent and high quality research on issues in Afghanistan for people to have access to better information on social and political issues.

Afghanistan Civil Society Elections Network (ACSEN) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

ACSEN is a network of civil society organizations that works to improve the electoral process, transparency and accountablity, and increase public participation, especially for women.

Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

AHRDO is an organization that promotes human rights mainly through a variety of arts and theatre-based programs.

Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) Afghanistan
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Organization for Afghanistan Independent Defenders (AID) provides legal assistance in criminal, civil, and commercial cases to marginalised communities. AID defended more than 30,000 cases over the course of its history.

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) کمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

The AIHCRC is a national human rights institution working in the area of protection and promotion of human rights. Its mission is monitoring the observance of human rights as well as protecting and promoting human rights in the country.

Afghanistan Journalists Center ???? ????????? ????????? Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

AFJC works to defend rights of Afghan journalists and ensure freedom of expression in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Justice Organization Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

AJO provides capacity building and trainings, conducts research and analysis, publishes findings, and holds seminars and symposiums on major legal, economic and social issues.

Afghanistan Justice Sector Support Program Afghanistan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JSSP employs international and Afghan advisors to train, build the capacity of, and provide technical assistance to Afghan officials within Afghan ministries and institutions. It focuses on developing the technical skills of justice officials through trainings in the criminal justice field. .

Afghanistan Law Collection Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan has been publishing laws and regulations that are signed by the president. They are easily accessible through the Ministry of Justice in Kabul, and its departments in provinces, as well as free of charge online through their websites.

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institute based in Kabul seeking to provide quality research and analysis to inform public policy decisions.

Afghanistan's National Journalists Union Afghanistan
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

Afghanistan National Journalists Union is the official representative body for defending the rights of journalists in Afghanistan.

Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT) ?????? ???? Afghanistan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

APT has been working to promote constructive ways of resolving differences. Their main focus is on student debate programs, leadership trainings, student exchange, and media discussions.