Leading Organizations

It is working to 1) strengthen the independence and efficiency of justice, 2) improve access to justice and law, and 3) modernise the prison system.

A group of young students, coming out of diverse academic fields, working to defend the rights of migrants in Mexico.

Government Body appointed to investigate cases of fraud and corruption.

Seeks to use technology in order to push for more democratic participation in the accountability process, and provide platforms for access to information.

SUARAM monitors and advocates for human rights, accountability, and good governance in Malaysia. It specializes in civil and political rights by providing educational programs and trainings on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, fair trials, and democracy-building.

Its mission is to train lawyers and law professors in Mexico in order to improve the teaching and pratice of law, and ultimately the Mexican justice system as a whole.

Produce reports on the evolution of administrative services, and public health and social policy along with organizing events and courses.

Works to develop a transformative program for inmate to reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism, through skills training and its Prison Diaries program.

NGO set up in Santiago working to defend and promote the rights of people deprived of liberty, and influence public policy in order to guarantee the protection of their rights.

SPO's mission is to strengthen and support community organizations and public interest institutions for achieving and protecting basic human rights, with a particular focus on women, girls, youth, children and minorities.

It works to defend the rights and interests of homeless people and people living in poverty in partnership with the City is For All group. They provide free legal aid to ensure access to adequate housing and social rights.

STOP is an initiative of Branches of Hope, created in 2014 to raise awareness concerning human trafficking by connecting key counter-trafficking groups and providing survivors with support. Their services include legal referrals and social assistance, public education campaigns, network building, and outreach activities.

Launched in 2014, it is a network of citizens living in Kanagawa prefecture who foster freedom of expression and press freedoms. It belongs to the National Network of Organizations Opposing the Secret Protection Law.

Works to combat identity checks by police officers based on a person's skin colour or origin. They have a dedicated helpine and have managed to have the French state condemned for the practice. It also helps victims make a legal recourse.

Works to defend victims of kidnapping, and to train public defenders working on these cases.

Works to provide women with economic, social and political rights in Bangladesh through trainings, workshops, advocacy and knowledge sharing.

Works to protect and give access to education and health to Talibe children, excluded from society and lost from their families.

It works to consolidate a national movement to denounce and eradicate the impunity, and the strategies, methods, and criminal models of violence perpetrated by state officials.

It is a multi-donor program funded by UK Aid, the European Union, and Danida. It works to strengthen transparency, accountability, and responsiveness by promoting an active and engaged civil society that demands accountability and effectiveness.

Works to advance the rule of law through research, training and leadership courses.

Works to assist prisoners on death row with financial and legal aid, to raise awareness of the disproportionate sentences imposed in Jamaica, and about widespread violence.

It fosters an informed justice policy using evidence-based approaches for criminal justice and restorative programs. It offers assistance and education for persons in conflict with the law, and notably advocate for elders and people with mental health issues.

HRDF is an NGO working to solve the economic and social problems facing disadvantaged communities of different strata in the civil society and the environment; they seek sustainable development and democracy in their efforts.

SLCPJ is a non-partisan organisation that aims to achieve reconciliation based on accountability for "violations of international law," strengthen respect for human rights and the rule of law, and build Sri Lankan civil society for a stronger democracy.

Sri Lanka Brief is a non-profit association which is politically neutral and non-denominational, with the aims to: investigate, research, and report on human rights issues of Sri Lanka and disseminate them in a manner so as to defend and strengthen the human rights, avenues to justice, and democratic freedoms of the country.