Leading Organizations

The Committee seeks to oversee and monitor the electoral and referendum process, along with pushing for legislative changes to ensure a well functioning democracy.

Works to regulate the criminal justice process, defend the rights of prisoners, and develop socia reintegration processes for ex offenders.

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

Works to provide legal and medical aid to victims of torture and lead public control and oversight on cases of torture by public authorities in Russia.

Commit2Change's mission is to create systemic and cultural change by educating abandoned and impoverished girls. It works with carefully selected local partners who rescue and rehabilitate at-risk girls and invest in initiatives to give them a chance.

The National Human Rights Institution of the Philippines was created to advocate for a human rights approach to legislative, administrative and judicial policies, programs and measures.

The Commission seeks to provide legal defense to persons who have had their human rights abused in the interest of upholding the rule of law and producing knowledge about human rights abuses.

CIAA is a distinctive anti-corruption agency in South Asia simultaneously performing the roles of investigator, prosecutor as well as ombudsman--even if Nepal does not have an ombudsman per se. CIAA hears citizens' complaints and documents abuse of authority also.

Aims to defend the rights of victims of abuse through restorative mechanisms and protect people from institutional and social violence.

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.

Works to defend the human rights of refugees and migrants, inform the public, along with influencing public policy on migration issues and law making.

Its objective is establishing a network of national and international experts that contribute to the improvement of the contractual activity of the Colombian State through the publication of academic articles that analyze good practices, public policies, and current legislation.

Its objective is the study and improvement of Colombian procedural law, through academic activities such as seminars and investigations. In addition to their academic work, the institute serves to bring accountability to the decisions of the Constitutional Court in matters of procedural law.

It is an independent organization based in Bogota, with consultative status in the United Nations. It is a subsidiary of the International Commission of Jurists (Geneva), and the Andean Commission of Jurists (Lima).

A group of diverse organizations united to strengthen social, community, and business initiatives to build a peaceful society.

Works to crowdfund initatives around transparency, participation and collaboration in France.

An organism which dedicates itself to overseeing matters related to security. Their national atlas for security seeks to present information for actors to engage in reforms to the security sector, offering quality data to inform projects and research.

Works to reference acts of islamophobia or crimes against muslims and to defend the rights of French muslims and muslisms living in France.

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Missing Migrant Project
Works to defend the rights of migrants crossing the US Mexico border and to identify migrants found dead, along with pushing for immigration reform.

Works to promote the rights of marginalised groups in society and especially in the workplace, through research and lobbying for social reform.

It provides capacity building for organizations and actors in the land and natural resources sector through interventions, research, and advocacy. Their programs aim to facilitate land governance with a gender perspective.

It encourages the recognition and respect of LGBTI community rights. Their programs address individuals through the creation of spaces free from discrimination; community challenges such as employment and political participation; and societal barriers through education and the humanization of the LGBTI experience.

Using open data and technology to promote effective governance, it assembles software developers and civil society activists that use their knowledge to achieve transparency and citizen engagement. Their programs include, GotToVote, Odenkro, and Where My Money Dey.

Develops apps and technological tools for local governments to better deliver social services and information to people.

It is a network of civil society groups, faith-based organizations, and professional associations that monitor Ghanaian elections. It mobilizes citizens to actively participate in electoral processes and it complements the efforts of the Electoral Commission in ensuring transparent, free, fair, and peaceful elections.