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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education Philippines
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Established in 1996, Tebtebba seeks to promote and disseminate indigenous peoples worldviews, their perspectives on key issues such as individual and collective human rights, sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, traditional knowledge, customary laws and governance, conflict transformation, gender, etc.

Techno Brain - Malawi Malawi
Factor 5: Order and Security

Leading IT firm in Africa, developed a Criminal Tracking system alongside the Malawi Police Force in order to coordinate investigation programs and modernise systems across all offices.

TECHO TECHO Argentina
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to develop shantytowns in Argentina and guarantee access to basic living amenities and education for the populations living in the 'villas'.

Tenaganita Tenaganita Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It promotes the rights of migrants, refugees, women, and children, and protects them from exploitation, abuse, discrimination, slavery, and human trafficking. It also advocates for anti-discrimination policies.

Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy Malaysia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It commemorates the life of Teoh Beng Hock, a victim of political persecution and custodial torture by the state. The organization works to achieve a democratic nation free from political persecution, torture, and human rights violations by providing democratic education, legal and social support for victims, and advocating for truth and reconciliation.

Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRDA) Nepal
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Since its establishment, the THRD Alliance has been working on issues of specific human rights violations related to torture, extrajudicial execution, illegal arrest or detention, citizenship, inclusion and discrimination in the Terai. Its intervention focuses on monitoring, documentation, and litigation for the cases of human rights violations.

Terre des hommes - Tdh Terre des hommes - Tdh Panama
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

In 2014 the Central America regional hub was established in Panama City to coordinate activities throughout the region. They have a project designed to prevent violence and crime, as well as strengthen the juvenile justice systems in the region through a restorative approach.

Teso Anti-Corruption Coalition (TAC) Uganda
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

A group of civil society organizations and individuals which seeks to promote public transparency and accountability

Thai Civic Education Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It supports a sustainable civic education reform process that enables the system of civic education to fully perform its function in bringing about a democratic culture and empowering citizens to participate in the democratic process. Their goal is to build a broad coalition that unites governmental and non-governmental agencies around a common platform for dialogue and a more progressive paradigm of civic education.

Thai Civil Rights and Investigative Journalism - TCIJ ‡?®‡??‡?ô‡?¢‡?å‡?LJ?â‡??‡?°‡??‡?•&‡?LJ?à‡??‡?߇?™‡??‡?ö‡?™‡?߇?ô‡?ć?û‡??‡?à‡??‡?™‡?¥‡?ó‡?ò‡?¥‡?û‡?•‡?ć?°‡??‡??‡?á ‡?´‡?£‡??‡?? Thailand
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Launched in 2011 to promote investigative journalism and research, it is an independent media organization that produces an online newspaper accessible for all.

Thai Lawyers for Human Rights - TLHR ‡?®‡??‡?ô‡?¢‡?å‡?ó‡?ô‡??‡?¢‡?ч?߇??‡?°‡?ć?û‡??‡?à‡??‡?™‡?¥‡?ó‡?ò‡?¥‡?°‡?ô‡??‡?©‡?¢‡?ä‡?ô Thailand
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

TLHR works to provide legal aid to those arrested, detained, and prosecuted due to Martial Law and announcements of The National Council for Peace and Order, as well as civilians prosecuted in military courts. It also monitors and documents human rights violations.

Thai Netizen Network ‡?ć?ч?£‡??‡??‡?LJ?à‡??‡?¢‡?û‡?•‡?ć?°‡??‡??‡?á‡?ć?ô‡?á‡?ï Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is a group of citizens that support human rights and democracy. They defend the right to access information and online citizenship, as well as promote freedom of expression, opinion, and privacy rights.

Thai NGO Coalition on AIDS ‡?ч?ì‡??‡?Ň?£‡?£‡?°‡?Ň??‡?£‡??‡?á‡?ч?å‡?Ň??‡?£‡?û‡?±‡?í‡?ô‡??‡?ć??‡?Ň?ä‡?ô‡?î‡?â‡??‡?ô‡?ć??‡?î‡?™‡?嬆 (‡?Ň?û‡??.) Thailand
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1993, it is comprised of approximately 155 organizations working on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment throughout Thailand. TNCA has four regional branches and advocates for better health care and human rights.

Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) ‡?™‡?ñ‡??‡?ö‡?±‡?ô‡?߇?¥‡?à‡?±‡?¢‡?ć?û‡??‡?à‡??‡?Ň??‡?£‡?û‡?±‡?í‡?ô‡??‡?õ‡?£‡??‡?ć?ó‡?®‡?ч?ó‡?¢ (‡?ó‡?µ‡?î‡?µ‡??‡??‡?£‡?å‡?ч??) Thailand
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) was established as a public policy research institute in 1984. It provides technical analysis, mostly in economic areas, to various public agencies to assist in formulating policies that support long-term economic and social development in Thailand.

Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) ‡?™‡?ñ‡??‡?ö‡?±‡?ô‡?ć?û‡??‡?à‡??‡?Ň??‡?£‡?¢‡??‡?ï‡?¥‡?ò‡?£‡?£‡?°‡?Ň?´‡?à‡?á‡?õ‡?£‡??‡?ć?ó‡?®‡?ч?ó‡?¢ (‡??‡?á‡?ч?å‡?Ň??‡?£‡?°‡?´‡??‡?ä‡?ô) International
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Institute working on research and capacity-building in crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law within ASEAN.

Thailand Political Database - TPD ‡?ć?ч?£‡??‡??‡?LJ?à‡??‡?¢‡?LJ?â‡??‡?°‡??‡?•‡?Ň??‡?£‡?ć?°‡??‡??‡?á‡?ч?ó‡?¢ Thailand
Factor 3: Open Government

The Thailand Political Database is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of politics and its development in Thailand. TPD provides political data, which include politicians’ profiles, political activities, electoral data, political campaigns, and public policies, to its members and the public.

ThaiPublica ‡?™‡??‡?ô‡?±‡?Ň?LJ?à‡??‡?߇??‡??‡?ô‡?ч?•‡?ô‡?å‡?ч?ó‡?¢‡?û‡?±‡?ö‡?•‡?¥‡?Ň?â‡?? Thailand
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Founded in 2011, it focuses on transparency issues in the public and private sectors, promotes sustainable development, and is operated by a group of professional journalists with combined experience of over sixty years.

The Academia Iuris Foundation Fundacja Academia Iuris Poland
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Established in 2002, the Foundation provides free legal assistance to underprivileged individuals through collaborations with volunteers and law students under the guidance of professional consultants. The Foundation runs legal clinics in Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, Lublin, and Radom.

The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) ???? ??????? ???????? Egypt
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

This agency is Egypt's anti-corruption watchdog.The ACA is responsible for detecting as well as fighting corruption in the government, the public business sector and the private sector that accomplishes public work-by exercising all types of control (financial, administrative, technical and criminal).

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA Ghana
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is the Ghanaian chapter of the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It works to create positive change in the conditions that cause poverty, with activities including agriculture, food security, WASH, as well as livelihood support to refugee population, among others.

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy Ghana
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is an energy policy think tank that influences the creation of transparent policies in Africa through professional analysis of energy policy, training, advisory services, and advocacy activities for the efficient management of energy resources.

The Africa Centre for Open Governance - AfriCOG Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an independent organization that provides research and monitoring on governance and public ethics issues, in both the public and private sectors addressing the structural causes of lacks in governance.

The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs - ACEPA Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a Pan-African organization that monitors performance throughout the governance chain and offers capacity building to elected representative governmental institutions as well as civil society organizations.

The African Child Policy Forum Ethiopia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It is a Pan-African institute of policy research and dialogue, that works toward governmental accountability concerning the protection of children's rights. It monitors and reports progress, provides a platform for dialogue, and collaborates with inter-governmental organizations and civil society.

The African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD) Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

The AICAD links knowledge to application within communities in partner countries in Africa in order to reduce poverty through local program approaches.