Leading Organizations

It is a private consulting firm that provides legal assistance and mentoring programs for inmates in federal penitentiaries. Their activities also include rehabilitation and crime prevention.

It was the first organization to offer free legal aid services in Ghana in 1985. They promote the rights of women, children, and vulnerable individuals. It offers legal literacy programs, legal assistance, counseling, mediation, and court representation through volunteer lawyers.

It works in advancing knowledge to public and private sector entities through sound policy research findings, capacity development, and by advocating good development management practices. They implemented the initiative Tanzania Online, an online corruption forum.

The NPC works with different target groups with the aim to strengthen civil society, advocate for basic human rights, and ensure the free expression of ideas. Ultimately, they want to educate, mobilise and advocate for the building of a “rights conscious society” of citizens.

Advocates for poverty-focused policies and to ensure transparency and accountability with regards to allocation of public resources

It is an organization seeking to improve the working conditions of journalists. It also protects and promotes freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in the media industry.

A national hotline under the Prime Minister's Office to redress all sorts of grievances, including corruption and irregularity.

LIBERTAS advocates for transparency and accountability in Government; the right of the citizens to information on matters of public concern; a free, clean, and honest electoral process; a free and responsible media; and the State's respect for all human rights, with full guarantees to the freedom of expression.

FWLD works for the protection, promotion and enjoyment human rights. In order to eliminate all forms of discrimination, FWLD uses law as an instrument to ensure the rights of women, children, minorities and all other marginalized groups.

Da Qanoon Ghushtonky was established to take up and follow up on criminal and family cases and provide free legal representation.

Works to ban the open cast mining project in Alba county, and has morphed into the largest environmental movement in Romania.

Educates and researches all topics of criminal justice to create individuals that will uphold and transform the criminal justice system for the better.

Seeks to defend the rights of low income and people of color who are transgender in the civil and criminal justice system.

CRS was founded in The Gambia in 1964. Their work encompasses urban and rural capacity building, agricultural development, microfinance, health and nutrition, malaria control, adult literacy and numeracy skills programs, and Aids/HIV advisory.

Founded in 2014, it promotes independent media through journalism, open data, and technology to advance human rights, good governance, and accountability in West Africa.

Common Cause is dedicated to championing public causes. Common Cause seeks to promote democracy, good governance and public policy reforms through advocacy, interventions and by formal and informal engagement with policy makers, dissemination of ideas, events, and campaigns.

Works to uphold the rights of people with disabilities and include their specific needs in public policy making. Supported the tripartite election process as a monitoring organisation.

Black Sash works to provide legal assistance to citizens in all areas of public administration, through their helpine and team, with 59 years of experience.

It works to create an inclusive society for individuals with disabilities, implementing programs to improve their health, quality of lives, and well-being, in collaboration with their families and communities.

Works to fight corruption in all its aspects and promote integrity through awareness raising and training of judges, prosecutors and investigators.

It is a human rights and law reform initiative that challenges unconstitutional decisions and acts perpetrated by the government. Their work addresses issues related to prisoners' rights, policies that perpetuate statelessness, and death in the custody of the police, to name a few.

Founded in 2015, it aims to improve health care and well-being for Tanzanians of all ages, contributing to health care provision and deliverance. It perceives health care as a fundamental right that should be available for all individuals with the highest attainable standards of care from well trained medical personnel.

It works to prevent HIV/AIDS, while also protecting the basic needs and human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, their families, and dependents. Through its Social Accountability project, the organization works to strengthen citizens’ voices and promotes the accountability of public service providers.

CEELI works to advance the rule of law around the world, through training and skills development, professional conferences and exchanges along with programs to uphold and strengthen critical components of the rule of law. 

Works to develop crisis response mechanisms and conflict assistance, along with a rehabilitation program for victims of war. It also works on empowering local communities and minorities.