Leading Organizations

Alliance against Trafficking in Women & Children in Nepal (AATWIN) has been working to raise the strong and collective voice against human trafficking. It works to bring about policy change at the local, national and international level.

Medica Afghanistan focuses on improving the lives of women by providing direct legal aid, psychosocial counseling, and public advocacy for women and girls subjected to violence in the midst of war.

KMG strives to achieve a society free from all forms of discrimination and violence against women, creating an environment that recognizes their talents and wisdom. Its areas of work include infrastructure development, environment and climate change litigation, GBV, human rights, and health and education programs.

Works to develop human rights monitoring mechanisms in Lebanon, while strenghtening advocacy groups, and providing education and training to civil society and citizens.

It was established in 1992, and brings together ten national disabled people’s organizations through lobbying and advocacy. It has been implementing a three year advocacy project for the promotion of rights and equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Works to hold the government accountable on issues of governance, transparency and justice through its network of civil society, community and faith based organizations.

A non-profit training and advocacy organization, which has been engaged in de-radicalization and counter-extremism efforts in Pakistan since 2002, with a special focus on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

Founded in 2000, it is an initiative of Search for Common Ground. They promote education in land rights, women's rights, peace, and reconciliation through independent media programs and activities, in partnership with 27 local radio stations.

It is a community based organization that protects the rights of newly arrived migrants and refugees by providing services for these peoples and enhancing community awareness of migrant issues.

IndiaSpend is a data journalism initiative of the Spending & Policy Research Foundation. It utilizes open data to analyze a range of issues with the broad objective of fostering better governance, transparency and accountability in the Indian government, particularly of the Indian judiciary.

A network that creates collective advocacy and voice surrounding issues in Uganda to create a people-centered, sustainable nation

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.

Seeks to defend the rights of citizens enshrined in the Constitution and to fight government abuses of liberties.

Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI), a unit of the NGO Pro Rural is a network of organizations, institutions, departments and individuals working for peace and communal harmony in North-east India. PCNI focuses on capacity building of community leaders, peace workers, mediators and negotiators.

Works to involve citizens in the decision making process at the national, regional and local level in order to ensure the day to day operation of democracy and to fight corruption in politics and society.

They are an organization that uses youth volunteers to teach underprivileged children.

It is an organization dedicated to research in mental and neurological health and substance use. Its aim is to generate evidence for policies and best practices in the provision of affordable, appropriate, available, and accessible mental health services.

The National Foundation for India is an independent, Indian grant-making and fundraising body, helping people by supporting partners who look for solutions to complex problems in poor, remote and challenging parts of the country.

Its mission is to review all Kenyan laws to ensure their systematic development and reform, including in particular the integration, unification and codification of the law, the elimination of anomalies, and the repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments.

The National Human Rights Commission of India has the mandate to inquire into violations of human rights by public servants, to intervene in court proceedings relating to human rights, make recommendations to remedy factors that inhibit enjoyment of human rights, review safeguards set out in the Constitution and treaties and make recommendations for their effective implementation.

Works to promote good standards on accountability for NGOs, government and business, in order to promote ethics and transparency.

Works on community outreach and protection around HIV/AIDS, food security and justice through its church services and departments.

It generates knowledge and enhances the capacity of citizens to influence public policy for the consolidation of democracy and good governance. IDEG serves as the Secretariat for the implementation of the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) in Ghana.

It seeks to address and expose human rights violations in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria. It advocates for unity, peace, and security through the media and their website.

Set up in 1998 and enshrined in the Constitution of Malawi, the Commission makes recommendations about legal reform after consultation with civil society and the people of Malawi. It has made a number of succesful recommendations to develop civil and criminal justice in Malawi.