Leading Organizations

Works to train and educate groups on access to resources for the development of communities and organizations in villages.

Works to provide legal assistance to people in need and to influence public policy on the 4. Fundamental Rights of all people.

An independent, inclusive organization that promotes women’s rights and  actively contributes to the generation of public policies for for greater equality and equity in education , labor and politics.

Works to defend the rights of LGBTIQ groups in Honduras through citizen engagement and advocay.

The Community of Human Rights is a coalition of private organizations and public institutions that work to advance, strengthen, and promote human rights through coordinated activities and resources. It provides a space for dialogue and action between civil society and the state.

Citizen group that has developed a range of indicators about quality of life in Nuevo Leon.

Citizen group seeking to develop quality of Life indicators in La Paz, Baja California Sur.

An organization set up by the newspaper El Universal that measures the quality of life in Mexico city based on a variety of factors, from quality of air to employment to insecurity.

It adopts guidelines to help reporting entities to detect and report suspicious transactions, collects and processes suspicious transaction reports, orders administrative freeze of assets, lifts freeze and submits serious cases to judicial authorities.

Work to defend individual rights to data protection and provide access to information.

Works to combat any attack on fundamental rights and liberties and reviews government policy in accordance with the principles of human rights. While it is a government body, it enjoys complete independence.

Commission for Justice and Peace focuses on social dialogue, ending gender inequality, preventing conflict, promoting democracy and good governance, promoting social legislation, and promoting human rights.

Truth and justice commission set up to examine human rights abuses from the dictatorship and revolution and to seek reparations.

Works to supervise the electoral process, ensuring a fair process along with promoting electoral participation.

Indendent government commission set up to defend citizen rights, receive complaints, investigate abuses and defend citizens.

Works to uphold the rights of women, and especially to develop legislation banning FMG.

Journalists and Civil society members working to guarantee freedom of speech and access to information.

Appointed to guarantee the respect of human rights and to investigate abuse cases in civil and criminal matters.

Works to monitor government violence in prisons and police stations, corruption in the penitenciary system and access to justice.

The CPDH has been investigating human rights abuses in Nicaragua for over 30 years and is one of the most important organizations within Nicaraguan civil society.

The Commission is responsible for designing and implementing the anti drug trafficking policy of Peru.

One of the oldest organizations to work on Human Rights in Mexico. Highly respected, it is a National Commission which seeks to defend the human rights of all people, and works to challenge and monitor the Mexican government on these issues.

The Commission has 25 years experiences investigation and defending human rights, and investigatin cases that have gone unpunished.

It is an interinstitutional body charged with monitoring, evaluating, and improving the Accusatory Penal System in Colombia. It is composed of eleven governmental institutions.

CICIG is an independent international body created through an agreement between the government of Guatemala and the United Nations. It supports the Public Ministry, the National Civil Police, and other institutions in investigating crimes committed by members of illegal security forces and their relations with government officials. It also combats impunity and corruption in the justice system.