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Organization Name Organization Name (Local Language) Country Factors Organization Description
Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) India
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Ending the macabre practice of witch hunting through women empowerment
RLEK works with the vision of achieving a just and sustainable society to empower indigenous groups, marginalised populations, women and children to claim their rights and entitlements under the Constitution of India.

Russia Behind Bars ???? ??????? Russia
Factor 5: Order and Security
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Assisting penitentiary reform in Russia by creating legal clinics to serve prisoners and by
building a new model of human rights defence
A team of lawyers, journalists and economists who help prisoners whose rights have been violated, and investigate cases of abuse of authority by government officials and security forces such as police, agaInst abritrary arrest and detention.

Russian LGBT Network Russia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of the LGBT community and provide them with information and support on their sexual orientation and gender identity

Rwenzori Anticorruption Coalition Uganda
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption

Monitors public expenditure, exposes cases of corruption, and advocates for anti-corruption policies in government and civil society organizations

SABI Sierra Leone
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a four-year citizen led accountability program that works to construct channels of open communication between citizens and the state. It is funded by UK Aid and led by Christian Aid in collaboration with other local and international organizations.

SACBC Peace and Justice Commission South Africa
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Works to fight inequality and poverty through strategic litigation to cut the circle of poverty in South Africa.

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.

Safadi Foundation ????? ?????? Lebanon
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Supports sustainable development through programming that focuses on vulnerable populations, agricultural and rural development, and educaiton and training.

Safety and Rights Society Bangladesh
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

2019 World Justice Challenge Applicant - Project Title: Workplace Safety Compensation and Accountability
Works to ensure that labor laws and workplace safety regulations are enforced to ensure the security of workers and provides legal support to victims and victims families to seek compensation in the case of injury or death.

Sahodri Foundation India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Sahodri is an NGO run by transsexuals to promote the civil and legal rights of transgender and intersex people. It works to eliminate oppression and exclusion and to prohibit discrimination based on "gender identity or expression".

Saifulmujani Research and Consulting Saifulmujani Research and Consulting Indonesia
Factor 3: Open Government

Measures and researches government performance, participation and and policy making to create and sustain a democratic Indonesia.

Sakharov Center ??????????? ????? Russia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to develop a space and workshops for scientists, historians, human rights defenders, civic activists, opinion makers, journalists, and artists to meet, discuss and create projects to advance human rights in Russia

Sal Forest ‡?õ‡?à‡??‡?™‡??‡?•‡?? Thailand
Factor 6: Regulatory Enforcement

Founded in 2013, Sal Forest is Thailand's first sustainable business accelerator. It aims to jumpstart and sustain a public discourse on sustainable business via events, print, and online media, as well as conducting research on important sustainability issues in Thailand and social impact assessments.

SALIGAN  Philippines
Factor 7: Civil Justice

Founded in 1987, SALIGAN is a legal resource non-governmental organization doing developmental legal work with women, farmers, workers, the urban poor, the indigenous peoples and local communities.  It has more than one hundred (100) partner-organizations all over the country.

Salimatou Foundation for Education - SaFE The Gambia
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

It promotes and advocates for the provision of accessible and affordable quality education for all. They work through mass awareness campaigns, advocacy and policy engagement and partnerships with governmental and non-governmental actors, including communities.

Samara Canada Canada
Factor 7: Civil Justice

It encourages citizenry interest in politics by increasing civic engagement and political participation. Their programs include research and engagement programs such as Democracy Talks and Everyday Political Citizen.

Sampedrana Gay Community Comunidad Gay Sampedrana Honduras
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Works to defend the rights of LGBTIQ groups in Honduras through citizen engagement and advocay.

Sarvodaya Women's Movement Sri Lanka
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

SWM is an independent organisation set up to empower women by educating them on their legal rights, and assisting them in developing the holistic knowledge and skills necessary to encourage greater self-reliance and responsibility.

Satyamev Jayate India
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights

Satyamev Jayate is a TV show that discusses and provides possible solutions to address social issues in India.

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.

Say No to Abe's Article 9 Amendment! National Citizen Action ??9???no?????????? Japan
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 2: Absence of Corruption
Factor 3: Open Government

It is a coalition of civil society organizations and individuals that are opposed to proposed revisions of Article 9 of the Constitution. Their aim is to hold the government accountable and to encourage citezenry participation.

Scalabrini Migrant Houses Network Red de Casas de Migrante Scalabrini Mexico
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Organized Network of Migrant Hospices working to give protection and assistance to migrants transiting through Mexico.

School of Law (Vietnam National University) Khoa Lu?t tr?c thu?c ??i h?c Qu?c gia Hà N?i (?HQGHN) Vietnam
Factor 7: Civil Justice
Factor 8: Criminal Justice

Provide students with quality education in order to develop a core of legal civil servants in Vietnam.

Science Agora ??????????????? Japan
Factor 3: Open Government

It is an initiative of the Japan Science and Technology Agency that seeks to connect science and society through a forum that brings together policy makers, scientists, business people, the media, and the general public.

Search for Common Ground ????? ?? ????? ?????? Morocco
Factor 1: Constraints on Government Powers
Factor 3: Open Government
Factor 4: Fundamental Rights
Factor 5: Order and Security

Promotes a culture of dialogue and mutual respect by strengthening the capacity of individuals, organizations, institutions, and the government to cooperate and constructively resolve conflict.