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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Justice Fund Office ‡?Ň??‡?á‡?ó‡??‡?ô‡?¢‡??‡?ï‡?¥‡?ò‡?£‡?£‡?° ‡?Ň?£‡??‡?ó‡?£‡?߇?á‡?¢‡??‡?ï‡?¥‡?ò‡?£‡?£‡?° Thailand
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The Justice Fund was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Justice to provide public legal assistance to the most vulnerable persons in Thailand. It offers assistance for temporary liberation of the accused, for defendants, and in cases of human rights violations, while also providing legal education to the public.

Justice On Trial India
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

The objective of Justice On Trial is to promote, protect and defend human rights and freedom. It redresses the violation of human rights of victims of violence. To this effect, it has filed many Public Interest Litigations in the Court to ensure justice be meted out to victims of crimes.

Justice Without Borders - JWB Singapore, Hong Kong S.A.R., China, Indonesia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JWB empowers victims of human trafficking and exploitation to pursue legal remedies against their abusers in targeted host countries. JWB focuses on civil litigation in the host jurisdictions of Singapore and Hong Kong. They also have regional level operations through collaboration with local organizations along key migration routes to ensure victims have access to legal aid, irrespective of their location.

Justice, Law & Order Sector (JLOS) Uganda
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Seeks to ensure safety and security for all citizens and to accelerate individual prosperity by strengthening institutions

Juvenile Justice Network  Philippines
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

JN is a city-wide network organized in accordance with RA 9344 or Juvenile Justice System and Welfare Act of 2006. It is composed of various sectors from government and non-government organizations that looks into the possibilities of providing appropriate services and interventions to rescued juvenile delinquents in the light of restorative justice.

K-Monitor K-Monitor Hungary
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It works to combat corruption and promotes transparency in public procurements through research, advocacy, and through the operation of open data websites such as K-Teszt, Civilzseb, and the MP's Asset Declaration Platform.

Kachin Women's Association of Thailand - KWAT Myanmar, Thailand
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Established in 1999 to alleviate the suffering of the Kachin people in Burma and Kachin refugees in Thailand, KWAT works to advance women's and children's rights and gender equality. It promotes women's participation in politics and in peace and reconciliation processes.

Kairos: the Center for Religion, Rights and Social Justice United States
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to raise up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to building a social movement to end poverty, led by the poor.

Kaldor Center for International Refugee Law Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Researches both national and international issues of displacement and is the first and only institute studying international refugee law.

Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation Australia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is an organization that protects and advocates for LGBTI rights. They do this mainly by networking other advocacy groups and distributing various reports in Australia and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region.

Kanoone aalie anjomanhaye senfiye kargarane Iran (Iranian workers trade unions high council) Iran
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Defending workers' rights at the national level, and coordinating the actions of local unions.

Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association KaosGL Turkey
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Kaos GL empowers the LGBT community for the community members to embrace freedom, justice and peace as their fundamental values, and struggle against homophobia and transphobia in every sphere of life.

Karama ????? Egypt
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Karama works with women, men, and youth academics, activists, community leaders, politicians, parliamentarians, and others in an effort to cancel/ reform discriminatory laws and practices and promote women's advancement, security, and protection in all aspects of public and private life.

KARAPATAN Philippines
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual advocates committed to the defense of people’s rights and civil liberties.

Karmojibi Nari Bangladesh
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Works to defend the rights of all labour workers in Bangladesh through monitoring of workplace laws enforcement, mobilisation, media and campaign advocacies, and training for workers.

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding India
Factor 5: Order and Security

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding empowers people divided by conflict to develop mutual understanding and to create sustainable peace. It innovates approaches for transforming conflict by supporting people in all sectors of society to discover their shared capacity for building peace.

Kathmandu School of Law (KSL) Nepal
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

KSL is dedicated to maintain high standards of academic excellence. Its prime objective is to address the need of an academically sound and practically feasible legal education in Nepal.

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Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Bar works to install standards of legal practice and regulation and to foster a healthy environment for legal practice in the country through its network of lawyers

Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law Казахстанского Между­народ­­ного бюро по правам человека и соблюдению законности Kazakhstan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Bureau has a longstanding commitment to defending human rights in Kazakhstan. since 1993. Through its nine offices it works to defend human rights and civil rights, along with developing monitoring mechanisms in order to ensure that international standards are respected in Kazakhstan.

Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope - KMG Ethiopia Ethiopia
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

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.

Kenya Association of Manufacturers - KAM Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 1959, it provides co-operation, dialogue and understanding with the Government by representing the views and concerns of its members. It promotes trade and investment, upholds standards, encourages the formulation, enactment, and administration of policies for a competitive and sustainable local manufacturing sector.

Kenya Community Development Foundation - KCDF Kenya
Factor 5: Order and Security

Founded in 1997, it is an organization that promotes sustainable development of communities for social justice, through local institution building, policy influencing, resource mobilization, partnerships, and collaborations.

Kenya Environmental Education Network Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It works to create awareness and educate the general public about the environment and to stimulate critical thinking, discussion, and informed environmental decision making.

Kenya Forestry Research Institute Kenya
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

It conducts research and development activities under five thematic areas namely: forest productivity and improvement; biodiversity and environmental management; forest products development; social-economics, policy and governance, and technical support services.

Kenya Law Reform Commission Kenya
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

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.