Leading Organizations

It is an initiative of the Center for Development Studies at the Central University of Venezuela. Their activities include the formulation of public health and nutrition policies, the dissemination of information concerning the right to health, research, monitoring, and the analysis of data.

Works to defend the rights of all people and to abolish torture and the death penatly through reform of thecriminal justice system.

Works to defend the rights of vulnerable persons and groups against environmentally destructive projects, provide them with training to defend their rights and to enforce regulation on environmental issues.
WJP Program Grantee Title: Housing Rights for the Urban Poor in Fortaleza (2013-2015)

The initiative encourages citizens to demand transparency and accountability from public servants and private companies who are responsible for urban development, environmental projects, public health services, and other issues affecting urban populations in the country.

CAD works to guarantee quality administrative services and information for citizens in Peru. It conducts an evaluation and monitoring of the delivery of administrative services, along with formulating policy proposals and offering a pro bono legal service for citizens regarding administrative issues.

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 train legal practitioners and advance the rule of law through collaborative approaches and high level symposia such as JUSTRAC.

Since 2000, UDEFEGUA has supported human rights defenders and organizations in Guatemala and Central America. It offers legal support, monitors attacks and aggressions, and produces risk analyses and security plans. It also raises awareness concerning the safety situation of human rights defenders through their annual report.

Promotes transparency and accountability in extractive industries in order to account for fraud, corruption and tracability of taxpayer money.

To contribute to the achievement of security and justice for all by making the world safer from drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism.

Intergovernmental development agency working to build peace and democratic governance across the full range of development contexts, through rule of law and human rights assistance.

UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, as part of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pursues an overall strategy to ensure the protection and promotion of human rights in Afghanistan.

Organization of Burkina law, focused on promotion of the political, economic and social rights of citizens.

It advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities, and is committed to create an equal platform to work with authorities to ensure their inclusion in policy framework development. They promote the participation and representation of persons with disabilities in governance structures.

Works to fight for the rights of persons to water and prevention of natural disasters. They have been at the forefront of the fight for a water law during the current water shortage crisis

It is a campaign that raises awareness of police initiatives to prevent and reduce crime. It addresses issues such as tourist safety, child safety, and community safety, among others.

Advocates for a more just and efficient legal system by supporting legal reform initiatives, trainings of legal practitioners, and conducting legal research.

Holds conferences and workshops on different human rights issues relating to UN conventions and works to implement a normative framework and monitoring process around these standards.

The project aims to strengthen the rule of law by supporting, firstly, the ‘administration of justice sector’ with the Supreme Court playing a lead role through JSCC Secretariat and its network.

UNDP Turkey cooperates with the government to promote access to justice through increased efficiency of judicial systems. It provides policy recommendations for organizational administration structure and development of mediation practice in the field of criminal justice.

LoGo has been working with local government departments to improve delivery of services, as well as develop the monitoring and evaluation capacity of local people by strengthening networks and interest groups (including women's groups).

It aims to transform water supplies, sanitation and environmental services in close partnership with communities in Kenya’s urban centers. Their organization comprises academics, geo-informatics, urban planning, human rights, civil engineering, social scientists, environmental, gender, and young professionals.