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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, New York Law School Nepal
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Center for Human Rights and Global Justice works with Dalit groups and activists to advocate with Nepal's lawmakers to ensure that Nepal's new constitution complies with Nepal's international human rights law obligations and that the new constitution meaningfully protects and advances the rights and equality of Dalits.

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Afghanistan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 7: Civil Justice

In addition to its other activities, NRC has been advising Afghans on a wide range of legal matters, guiding them through legal processes and supporting them as they defend their legal rights within communities. It has been specifically working with women on their housing, land and property rights.

Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement - TOAM Tanzania
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an umbrella organization that coordinates and promotes the development of organic farming among distributors, consumers, and producers, through networking and the sharing of information. It has 115 members including various types of institutions and organizations, such as farmers associations and cooperatives, NGOs, organic operators, companies, distributors, researchers, and trainers.

Open Democracy Advice Centre South Africa
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to provide access to information to citizens through digital platforms.

Georgian Center for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims Georgia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to help people victims of torture, and has been involved in reform of the 8. Criminal Justice system through psychosocial and medical aid to prisoners.

Yangon Justice Center Myanmar
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides free legal assistance to the disadvantaged within Yangon region. It also offers legal training to selected paralegals who thereby support their communities.

SEND Ghana Ghana
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 5: Order and Security

It works in Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to promote good governance, equality, and peoples' rights. Their programs are aimed to foster citizen participation, the improvement of transparency and accountability, and to ensure sustainability and food security.

Saeed Ahmed Awan Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment (SAACIWCE) Pakistan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

The Saeed Ahmed Awan Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment (SAACIWCE) Lahore is an institution in Pakistan providing professional services in the fields of occupational, safety, health and working environment.

African Centre for Citizens Orientation Nigeria
Factor 5: Order and Security

The organization holds a special consultative status with the United Nations and work for the achievement of an active citizenship in Nigeria.

National Foundation for Development (Funde) El Salvador
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to assess government measures on corruption, local and national development strategies and to develop programs for increased locally led governance.

Office of Human Rights and Legal Assistance - Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador El Salvador
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of migrants and refugees in El Salvador through a legal assistance office and a partnership with the UNHCR.

Asean Legal Information Portal - Asean LIP International
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Asean LIP is an online platform that facilitates free, easy, and meaningful access to Southeast Asian legal information. It is an Access to Law initiative developed and promoted by the University of Malaya and Muttath Knowledge Management Services (MKMS) with the support of leading regional law schools and key stakeholders of the Asean legal, tax and business communities.

National Integrity Action Jamaica
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

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

Save The Childhood Movement (Bachpan Bachao Andolan) India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Save The Childhood Movement was established to identify, liberate, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through direct intervention, child and community participation, coalition building, consumer action, promoting ethical trade practices and mass mobilization.

THINK Liberia Liberia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to rehabilitate girls and women who have been victims of violence in order to give them access to education and basic rights.

Association for Women Entrepreneurship Development (ADAF) Romania
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to advance the place of women on the job market, develop businesses run by women, and enhance economic oppportunities for women.

Colibri Center for Human Rights United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Missing Migrant Project
Works to defend the rights of migrants crossing the US Mexico border and to identify migrants found dead, along with pushing for immigration reform.

Environmental Protection Society Malaysia - EPSM Malaysia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1974 at the University of Malaya by a group of Malaysians concerned about protecting the environment, EPSM works to prevent environment deterioration, control human activities, and increase public awareness.

The Canadian Anti-Corruption League Canada
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It was formed by a group of concerned citizens committed to stopping all forms of corruption. It promotes transparency, accountability, and democratic principles.

The OCP Policy Center Morocco
Factor 3: Open Government

Strives to promote knowledge sharing and to contribute to research and dialogue on key economic, international relations issues, and security issues.

Sierra Club United States
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Undertakes actions to protect wildlife and the environment and to push for legislation on environment related issues and alternative energies.

Rural Human Rights Activists Programme (RHRAP) Liberia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to update and improve the criminal justice system for the protection of all, and to guarantee access to economic and environmental rights for vulnerable portions of society.

Australian Law Reform Commission Australia
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a government agency that collects inquiries about various areas of the law for the purpose of reporting back the government to allow for law reform.

Center for Domestic Violence Prevention Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security

Seeks to raise awareness for domestic violence and infuence communtiies and various institutions to help prevent abuse and implement better laws

Kenya Union of Journalists - KUJ Kenya
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.