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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) Bangladesh
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide rural areas with disaster risk aversion strategies, programs on food security and is involved in the IRSOP project for restorative justice.

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) United States
Factor 5: Order and Security

Works to provide assistance to victims of assault through its hopline and to coordinate programs to bring perpetrators to justice.

Reach for a Change Africa Ghana
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It is the African chapter of the Swedish non-profit organization that works in Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, and Rwanda. It supports social entrepreneurs and innovators through the construction of partnerships between private and governmental organizations.

Reanimation Package of Reforms ????????????? ????? ?????? Ukraine
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

This coalition of 80 NGOs is working to enable and propose judicial, anticorruption, public administration, law enforcement, electoral and economic reform through their extensive network of experts and practitioners.

Rebirth Institute Institucion Renace, A.B.P. Mexico
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to provide legal council to people with low incomes, and provide reinsertion mechanisms for the victims and the accused on a national scale.

Reclame Aqui Institute - Colour of Corruption Instituto Reclame Aqui - Vigie Aqui Brazil
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

A plugin for your web browser that tracks public officials who have unresolved legal issues and/or are involved in cases of corruption.

Reconciliation Canada Canada
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

It engages citizens in dialogue and transformative experiences to revitalize relationships between Indigenous and non-indigenous people in Canada. It builds partnerships, has community outreach programs and workshops, and hosts events throughout the country.

REDRESS Nepal
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

REDRESS is a human rights organization that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. In Nepal, REDRESS is working in partnership with Advocacy Forum, a leading human rights NGO in Nepal, to reduce incidents of torture in Nepal and to improve torture survivors' ability to access justice and obtain reparation for what they have suffered.

Refugee Law Project Uganda
Factor 5: Order and Security

Protects the rights of forced migrants and influences national debate surrounding forced migration and justice

Refugee Legal Aid Program (RLAP) Egypt
Factor 7: Civil Justice

The Refugee Legal Aid Program (RLAP) provides information, counseling, referral, representation, and advocacy for asylum seekers and refugees in Egypt.

Refugee Union Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It works to advance the rights and interests of refugee protection claimants in Hong Kong. It empowers its members to assist each other and actively participate in all matters related to refugees and human rights.

Relay for the Emergence of a Social Youth (RESO) RESO - Relais pour l’émergence d’une jeunesse sociale Tunisia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works through capacity building to help citizens become more involved in the democracy-building process in Tunisia.

REPOA Policy Research for Development Tanzania
Factor 3: Open Government

Founded in 1995, it is one of the leading independent research institutions in Tanzania. It specializes in policy research on socio-economic and development issues, with research projects covering every district.

Report! LAPOR! Indonesia
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Internet platform developed by the government for people to make complaints about government policy implementation and projects providing oversight of government powers.

Reporting Center for Guatemala Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala - CERIGUA Guatemala
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Founded in 1983, CERIGUA advances the rights of access to information and the freedom of the press and expression through their independent press agency services. Their initiatives include the Observatory for Journalists as well as manuals and protocols for the protection and security of journalists.

Represent.Us United States
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Coalition of senators and citizens working to fight corruption in politics and elections through locally led initiatives and national campaigns.

Representative of Malaysia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights - AICHR Malaysia Malaysia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Established in 2009, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) is composed of representatives from all 10 member states and has a mandate to develop strategies for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms within ASEAN.

Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children - ACWC Thailand Thailand
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

ACWC is an intergovernmental body comprised of twenty representatives of ASEAN Member States and has consultative status to ASEAN. Its mandate is the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children in ASEAN.

Representative of Thailand to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights - AICHR Thailand Thailand
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

AICHR's mandate is the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the peoples of ASEAN. As the overarching human rights body, AICHR is also tasked in coordinating and aligning human rights programs among relevant bodies of the Community to promote their coherence and synergy.

Reproductive and Sexual Rights - Centre for Research and Economic Teaching (CIDE) Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos - Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Center dedicated to gender, sexual and reproductive rights, working to develop research on these issues, along with drawing up policy proposals and organizing strategic litigation.

Republikon Institute Republikon Intézet Hungary
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It promotes democratic values, tolerance, and an open society. It aims to influence public debate by shedding light on the operations of the government and political parties. It also monitors policy with respect to human rights, diversity, and equality.

Rescue Alternatives Liberia Liberia
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Works to rescue victims and provide both psychosocial counseling and medical services to victims of tortures and other forms of threats and inhumane treatments.

Research Center for Alternative Economic Development (CENDA) Centro de Estudios Nacionales de Desarrollo Alternativo (CENDA) Chile
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers

Works to research and proposes alternative models of integration and development of the Chilean economy, along with developing public policy proposals for mass participation in the democratic process, environmental rights and regulation, education and access to rights.

Research Center for Development (CIDAC) Centro de Investigacion para el Desarrollo, A.C. (CIDAC) Mexico
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

A think tank which works to advance the development of Mexico in all sectors. In particular, they have been at the forefront of the judiciary reform through the Justice Project, which monitors and evaluates advances in implementing the reform.

Research Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology (University of Tehran) ????? ??? ? ??? ????? Iran
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Research and publication on the Iranian Criminal Justice system, the best measures for prevention of crime and lowering the crime rate. The Institute also holds workshops and seminars.