International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse. ICTJ works in societies emerging from repressive rule or armed conflict, as well as in established democracies where historical injustices or systemic abuse remains unresolved. To learn visit www.ictj.org
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
OSIWA seeks to strengthen the rule of law and enhance access to justice, conflict resolution alternatives and legal aid services. The foundation promotes the respect for human rights, particularly those of women and children, and encourages transparent, accountable and participatory governance through advocacy. OSIWA supports civil societies to promote fair, responsible and transparent management of revenues from natural resources, especially in the mineral and mining sectors. It helps raise public awareness of how governments raise, share and spend their budgets. To know more about OSIWA go to www.osiwa.org
The Fund for Global Human Rights is founded on the belief that securing basic freedoms worldwide requires effective frontline organizations challenging abuse wherever it occurs and works to ensure a strong and effective human rights community worldwide. Grants are awarded through a competitive and transparent grants process in areas strategically chosen to advance human rights conditions. The grants geared towards achieving financial stability for Organizations. The Fund supports organizations working to address a wide range of human rights issues, such as promote women and children’s rights, pressing for accountability for war crimes in West Africa, and ending the practice of modern slavery. Learn more www.globalhumanrights.org
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors helps donors create thoughtful, effective philanthropy throughout the world. Originally developed as the private philanthropy service of the Rockefeller family, they are now an independent, nonprofit service that represents the cumulative knowledge and experience of more than a century of high-quality professional service to America’s most philanthropic family. To learn more go to www.rockpa.org
United States Embassy: Democracy and Human Rights Fund
The Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) provides a mechanism in African countries, using USAID resources, to support and strengthen democratic institutions and civil societies, and to adopt and adhere to democratic values and practices. The goals and purposes of the DHRF are to finance project activities and support a change in the democratic institutions, the promotion of political pluralism, and human and civil rights. Learn more on freetown.usembassy.gov/democracy__human_rights_fund.html
Tiri is an independent non-governmental organization that works with governments, business and civil society to find practical solutions to making integrity work. Tiri believes that improvements in integrity offer perhaps the single largest opportunity for sustainable and equitable development worldwide. To know more go to www.tiri.org
Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI)
The Open Society Justice Initiative pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights, and contributes to the development of legal capacity for open societies worldwide. The Justice Initiative combines litigation, legal advocacy, technical assistance, and the dissemination of knowledge to secure advances in the following priority areas: anticorruption, equality and citizenship, freedom of information and expression, international justice, and national criminal justice. Its offices are in Abuja, Brussels, Budapest, London, New York, and Washington, D.C. To learn more about OSJI go to www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/about
Trócaire
Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It was set up by the Irish Catholic Bishops in 1973 to express the concern of the Irish Church for the suffering of the world's poorest and most oppressed people. Trócaire work in 124 programmes across 38 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Their programmes aims among other things at building reliable way of life and help people cope with climate change, responding to emergencies and disasters, tackling injustice and human rights abuses and supporting gender equality. Follow link to know more about Trócaire http://www.trocaire.org/
Campaign for Good Governance (CGG)
Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) is a registered national non-government organization advocating for good governance in Sierra Leone. Leaders of the pro-democracy movement formed CGG in 1996 after the first multi-party elections in three decades. CGG works to increase citizen’s participation in governance through advocacy, capacity building and civic education in order to build a more informed civil populace and a democratic State. To learn more go to www.slcgg.org
Fourah Bay College Human Rights Clinic
The Fourah Bay College Human Rights Clinic is a voluntary human rights group which seeks to get the involvement and participation of students and young people in general in human rights activities in order to enhance a decent society. The group aims to act as a monitor for human rights activities among students and young people at large within and out of the FBC community. The group's objectives are the following: To inform or educate young people in general with regards their rights; To act as a clinic for human rights advice; To take active strides towards the eradication of human rights abuse; To stand as a voice for victims of human rights violations; To ensure that justice is done to victim; To ensure that all victims of human rights be brought to justice. The group cuts across all academic disciplines in the college and it is non-political, non-tribal, non-denominational and not-for-profit student organization.
Society for Democratic Initiatives Sierra Leone (SDI-SL)
The Society for Democratic Initiatives Sierra Leone (SDI-SL) is a non-profit making organization in Sierra Leone working on issues relating to Women and Children’s rights, election monitoring, citizen’s education, sexual and reproductive rights, freedom of information advocacy and provision of legal aid.
Charles Taylor Trial.org is a site designed as a resource center for journalists and other interested individuals trying to cover the trial of Charles Taylor, former president of the republic of Liberia. This site provides daily courtroom updates from trial proceedings. The daily updates are provided by Sierra Leonean lawyer, Alpha Sesay and Tracey Gurd who have been monitoring the trial since May 2008. This site does not take a position on the guilt or innocence of Charles Taylor. Rather, it provides information about the trial. Visit the site at www.charlestaylortrial.org
Justice Sector Coordinating Office (JSCO)
Justice Sector Coordination Office is an arm of the Justice Sector Development Programme (JSDP) and was created within the Ministry of Justice. The coordination office is responsible for coordinating sectoral policy, planning, budgeting and operationalisation of the Strategy. The major function is coordination of implementation and M & E of the Justice Sector Investment Strategy and Investment Plan 2008-2010.
International Human Rights and Rule of Law Training & Research Institute
The International Human Rights and Rule of Law Training & Research Institute is a training and research Institute working on peace keeping, peace building, human rights, rule of law, transitional justice, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatant. It seeks to promote good governance, rule of law and human rights through research and training in Africa.
