Leading Organizations

Aims to use strategic litigation in order to produce systemic change on human rights issues in Mexico.

Working on mechanisms of assessment and accountability of the judiciary in Mexico, through transparency mechanisms.

Works to reform the security sector and to abolish the death penalty, along with defending the rights of victims of abuse.

Works to involve youth in civic participation and decision making through youth parliaments and other initiatives.

Aims to protect the rights of journalists and guarante freedom of expression and opinion.

It was launched in Panama in 2016 to confront challenges related to infrastructure development, such as corruption and inefficient bureaucracy. The initiative comprises a group of civil society organizations, government institutions, and members from the industry sector.

Seeks to implement the transparency norms set up during the 2002 Johannesburg Conference on Sustainable Development for extracting companies and present the information to the public.

Works to provide the public organizations and academics with innovative tools for participation and research for the progress and diffusion of democracy.

Government body in charge of protecting citizens' personal data and to promote government policy on protection in data sharing.

Regulates the telecommunications sector, as well as examines disputes relating to telecommunications service.

Works to provide legal council to people with low incomes, and provide reinsertion mechanisms for the victims and the accused on a national scale.

Works to promote good governance, and prevent conflicts in all of West Africa. Based in Senegal, they train and educate citizens to monitor the electoral process and find solutions to prevent or end conflicts.

Works to diffuse the practice of CSR in companies through guidelines, publications, conferences and trainings, along with promoting the most sustainable companies in Argentina.

Works to insert migrants and refugees socially and in terms of labor, promote the rights of migrants, and has dedicated attention centers across the country.

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.

Works to guarantee access to information, transparency of information and protection of personal data.

Works to guarantee the protection and conservation of green spaces against environmental degradation.

IDL is one of the leading civil society institutions in Peru. Its foremost mission is the defense of human rights, through strategic litigation, but also the investigation of corruption and the defense of the judiciary system. It also make use of media communication and inter institution alliances to change the legal paradigm on security issues, corruption and social justice.

Works to provide training, education and assistance on due process to incarcerated person, while using strategic litigation to improve the quality of due process mechanims in Brazil.

Works to provide legal assistance and representation to victims of institutional violence and deprived of liberty, and offers training and workshops for human rights defenders.

IDMA is a leader in environmental protection and regulation in Peru. Through local initatives, incidence in the legal process, and knowledge sharing, it aims towards a sustainable economic and development model, along with the inclusion of local communities in the democratic process.

Founded in 1990, IEPADES is a civil society organization that works to advance peace building and democracy in Guatemala through social justice and community self-management. Their areas of work include local development, risk prevention, guns and ammunition control, and the prevention of armed violence, to name a few.

Founded in 2006, INESAD fosters a social and economic transformation in Bolivia using a multidisciplinary perspective that combines evidence-based research, dissemination of information, and education and training programs for the public. Initiatives include Network Employment, Income and Production, and the SimPachamama tool, to name a few.

Provides training for students on penal and social studies, and develops research on rule of law and the consolidation of penal systems in Latin America.

The Ieepp focuses on issues of governance and social inclusion along with exploring themes related to national and citizen security through reports, conferences and public engagement.