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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Fair Finance Guide Japan ??????????????? Japan
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an international initiative that demands financial institutional accountability by exposing their ties with companies involved in human rights violations and environmental destruction. It also creates competition among institutions by publishing their investment and loan policies to the public.

Fair Law Foundation - Center for Legal Studies Fundación Derecho Justo - Centro de Estudios Jurídicos Colombia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A research center that contributes to the rule of law in Colombia through the empowerment of the citizenry in their relationship with the government, private organizations, enterprises, and other institutions. They facilitate access to justice through the publication of legal analyses of empiric cases in vernacular language.

Fairness Works Être juste Canada
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is an initiative of the Canadian Labour Congress to promote fundamental rights and equality for migrants, refugees, indigenous women, and LGBTQ persons. It also advocates for stronger public pensions, safer workplaces, and better jobs for all Canadians.

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts Philippines
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Faith-based Congress Against Immoral Debts (FCAID) is a network of faith-based groups working toward the understanding of the debt issue and action against the immoralities of debt. This network is guided by a Coordinating Committee with members from various faith-based organizations.

Families of Dissapeared Detainees Committee - Until We Find Them El Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos - Hasta Encontrarlos Mexico
Factor 3: Open Government

Group of families of dissapeared persons, seeking truth and justice as to the whereabouts and causes of the death of dissapeared persons through demonstrations, petitions and changes to the law.

Family Planning Association of Panama La Asociación Panameña para la Planificación Familiar - APLAFA Panama
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1965, it offers healthcare services and education in sexual and reproductive rights. It advocates for changes in legislation to guarantee access to health for all and works in partnership with social actors to develop comprehensive strategies for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Faraja Foundation Kenya
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It provides services to many vulnerable people, among them prisoners, ex-prisoners, and refugees. They work in collaboration with the Kenya Prisons Service and the Probation and After Care Services for the rehabilitation, reintegration, and after care of offenders.

Fathering Japan - FJ ????????????????????? Japan
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It offers social education programs and activities for its members and stakeholders to promote human rights, equality, and peace.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Public Corruption Unit United States
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Works to investigate cases of fraud in federal, state and local government, government procurement, border control, environmental projects and elections.

Federal Judiciary Electoral Tribunal Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de La Federación Mexico
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Tribunal tasked with resolving controversies on electoral matters, and ensuring the political-electoral rights of citizens. It also oversees national and local elections in order to ensure a fair process.

Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan Pakistan
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a governmental organization that hears and processes complaints of mal-administration by any Federal Government Agency.

Federal Prisons Observatory - National Prisons Inspector Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nacion Argentina
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Set up in 2006, it works to monitor and investigate living conditions in federal prisons and guarantee the human rights of convicted persons.

Federal Tribunal for Administrative Justice Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa Mexico
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Independent court mandated to resolve disputes between the government and citizens, it now holds the power to sanction public officials, and offers time efficient and low cost procedures over ADRs.

Federalist Society United States
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Conservative group working for the division of powers and the respect of freedom along with improved federalism.

Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA) Malawi
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

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.

Federation of Nepali Journalists Nepal
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Representative body of more than 8,000 professional media persons working in all areas of modern media across Nepal. Seeks to promote and protect freedom of the press and expression, professional and physical security of the journalists and envisions a well-informed Nepali society.

Federation of Senegalese Non Governmental Organisations (FONGS) Fédération des Organisations Non Gouvernementales Sénégalaises (FONGS) Senegal
Factor 3: Open Government

Works to promote the rights of farmers in Senegal, through capacity, building, training, and promotion of their participation in public life.

Federation of Women Lawyers - FIDA Kenya Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It is a women’s rights organization that offers free legal aid in matters such as custody and maintenance, matrimonial disputes, discrimination in employment, participation in public positions, and sexual violence. FIDA also conducts education and advocacy programs, which impact structural, institutional, and legal reforms in Kenya.

Fem Alliance Uganda (FEMA) Uganda
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Seeks to improve the lives of LBTQ women through education and advocacy

Female Lawyers Association Gambia - FLAG The Gambia
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It works towards the enforcement of the fundamental rights and the freedom of women and children in The Gambia, as well as the promotion of gender equality.

Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) Nepal
Factor 7: Civil Justice

NGO founded to establish the rights of Dalit women by organizing and empowering them in order for them to bring their demands into the national development program.

Fifth Power Network Red Quinto Poder Mexico
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Organization promoting transparency and accountability in elections and politics in Nuevo Leon, through open data platforms for citizens to access.

Fighters for Peace ??????? ?? ??? ?????? Lebanon
Factor 5: Order and Security

Engages ex-fighters, civil society, and youth to build and preserve civil peace and stability in Lebanon through dialogue sessions, collection of testimonies, trainings, and other activities.

Financial Intelligence Unit Malawi
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Agency created to combat money laundering in Malawi through the MCC Malawi Threshold Program.

Flora Tristán Center for the Peruvian Woman Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán Peru
Factor 3: Open Government

The Center has more than 30 years experience working for the rights of women in Peru. Through participation in the legislative process, participation, expression and action of women in the democratic sphere, training and knowledge sharing, it has sustained and transformed gender equality in Peru.