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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Institute for Public Criminal Defense Instituto de la Defensa Pública Penal - IDPP Guatemala
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It is a public and autonomous institution created to guarantee the rights of defense and due process. Their programs include legal assistance services for female victims of violence or discrimination and public criminal defense services.

Criminal Justice Institute Instituto de Justicia Procesal Penal Mexico
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

An Institute that works to promote human rights within the justice system. They have been leaders of the judiciary reform in Mexico, and work to promote due process and access to information.

Institution of Social Research and Management (INGES) Instituto de Investigaciones y Gestión Social (INGES) Nicaragua
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

INGES is committed to working locally to develop sustainable programs, empower women and activate citizen democratic participation through their work promoting local communities in the Citizen Participation Act.

Criminal Research Institute - UNAM Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas - UNAM Mexico
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to train and educate future lawyers and to contribute to public debate on the criminal Justice system through research, along with providing training courses for police officers.

Legal Studies Institute of El Salvador Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos de El Salvador El Salvador
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide legal research, assistance and education on different legal topics, and specialise in transitional justice and the monitoring of the electoral system.

Institute of Strategic and Public Policy Studies (Ieepp) Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas (Ieepp) Nicaragua
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 5: Order and Security

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.

Institute of Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales y Sociales (INECIP) Argentina
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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 Institute for Advanced Studies in Development Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo - INESAD Bolivia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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.

The Educational Institute for Sustainable Development Instituto de Enseñanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible - IEPADES Guatemala
Factor 5: Order and Security

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.

Institute for Development and Environment Instituto de Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente (IDMA) Peru
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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.

Human Rights Defenders Institute (DDH) Instituto de Defensores de Direitos Humanos (DDH) Brazil
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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.

Defense of Due Process Institute (IDDD) Instituto de Defense do Direito a Defensa (IDDD) Brazil
Factor 8: Criminal 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.

Institute for Legal Defense Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL) Peru
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

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.

Institution of Forest Conservation (ICF) Instituto de Conservacion Forestal (ICF) Honduras
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

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

Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP) Instituto de Acceso a la Informacion Publica (IAIP) Honduras
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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

Colombian Institute of Procedural Law Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Procesal Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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.

Catholic Migration Institute (INCAMI) Instituto Catolico de Migración (INCAMI) Chile
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

Argentinian Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility Instituto Argentino de Responsabilidad Social Empresaria Argentina
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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

Gorée Institute Institut Gorée Senegal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 5: Order and Security

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.

Rebirth Institute Institucion Renace, A.B.P. Mexico
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

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

National Telecommunications Authority (INT) Instance Nationale des Télécomunnications (INT) Tunisia
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

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

National Body for the Protection of Personal Data Instance Nationale de Protection des Données Personelles Tunisia
Factor 5: Order and Security

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

Citizen Innovation Innovación Ciudadana Chile
Factor 5: Order and Security

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

Initiative for Transparency in Extracting Industries Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives Senegal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

Construction Sector Transparency Initiative - CoST Iniciativa para la Transparencia en el Sector de la Construcción Panama
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

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.