Leading Organizations

It is the state’s lead agency in the promotion and protection of human rights. It was founded in 2010 to protect, promote, and monitor the respect for human rights in Kenya through law, policy, and practice.

The Office of Legal Aid (OLA) houses the clinical education program of the College of Law. It provides free legal assistance to indigent litigants. It is also actively involved in public interest cases.

Works to introduce the issues surrounding black women into different societal agendas: gender, criminal justice, order and policy.

It is focused on actions that are conducive for a democratic and prosperous society through the engagement of citizens to participate politically and the promotion of adequate reforms for a sustainable peace-building process.

It was founded in 2007 and aims to improve the conditions for female journalists, while also advocating for the rights of all women in Sierra Leone. It is a member of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, and has approximately 200 members distributed throughout the country.

Patani Forum works with a new generation of local leaders and activists in the Malay-speaking area in southern Thailand to raise issues deemed important to the people in the area, through advocacy, civic participation, and in-depth analysis of the dynamics of the region and of the ongoing conflict.

Works to creat people-centered policies and creates rural community based programs to enhance the voices of rural citizens

Works to defend womens rights, through research and lobbying at the federal and state level for expansion and conservation of womens' rights.

Conservative group working for the division of powers and the respect of freedom along with improved federalism.

The organization holds a special consultative status with the United Nations and work for the achievement of an active citizenship in Nigeria.

Works to assess government measures on corruption, local and national development strategies and to develop programs for increased locally led governance.

The Foundation seeks to promote good governance, anticorruption, quality public service delivery, right to information, consumer rights, and social accountability by creating an informed citizenship, and by making the state and its governance process accountable, transparent, and participatory.

A network for community legal centres which aims to advocate for and protect the rights of marginalized groups in Australia.

Nationwide network of legal practitioners working to monitor elections to ensure that they are free and fair.

A coalition of community based women's organizations in Uganda that aim to equalize the social, economic, and political rights of women

Shakti Samuha is established in Nepal and is run by survivors of trafficking. The goal of Shakti Samuha is to establish a progressive society, devoid of trafficking and other forms of violence against women. It's objective is to advocate and lobby for necessary changes in the law. It also coordinates with local, national and international organizations.

Ecojustice legally defends nature, combats climate change, and fights for a healthy environment for all. It provides free legal representation through their Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Ottawa.

MEHRO provides public awareness of human rights, women rights, gender, conflict resolution and anti- corruption through engaging local communities in awareness rising sessions mostly targeting youth and women.

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding empowers people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace. It innovates approaches for transforming conflict by supporting people in all sectors of society to discover their shared capacity for building peace.

It is Tanzania’s largest provider of disability and rehabilitation services. Through advocacy, training, and clinical services, it seeks to empower people with disabilities and their families, improve their quality of life, and ensure access to medical and rehabilitative treatment.

It was founded in 2003 to engage and influence public policy for the creation of a sustainable business environment. Through The KEPSA Foundation they offer resources to social programs and activities that focus on youth empowerment, peace and national cohesion alongside corporate social responsibility.

Provides training courses for migrant women in Singapore in financial literacy and self development with the goal of enabling to develop ventures in Singapore and send money home.

Works to represents communities of color and vulnerable parts of Louisiana in respect of their human rights and for social justice.

Founded in 1999, it is an independent media resource center working to guarantee freedom of expression, opinion and thought, and of the press. They also seek the accountability of the media through the monitoring and promotion of governance and democratic values.

Produces independent research and programs for sustainability and on climate change, while lobbying for legislation on environmental issues.