LAHURNIP
30 years ago a group of Indigenous lawyers in Nepal founded LAHURNIP, and since then the organization has worked with grassroots Indigenous communities in Nepal to defend their human rights, and to seek justice and remedies for those harmed by corporate and government activities. The lands, resources and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately affected by business and government actions. LAHURNIP offers legal aid, strategic litigation, and advocacy to Indigenous and local communities, particularly those impacted by large-scale development projects.
All 2025 nominees
Migrant-Rights.org
Migrant-Rights.org, founded in 2007, works to stop exploitation of migrant workers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. By calling attention to specific abuses by companies, to underlying issues, and to the need for changes in law and practice, the organization has helped to protect the human rights of migrant workers. Migrant-Rights.org has built strong ties with migrant organizations, and shares insights with organizations in migrant-origin countries, informing pre-departure training and advocacy with governments.
All 2024 nominees
OFRANEH
OFRANEH’s work in Honduras includes defending the self-determination and traditional ways of life of the Garífuna people; protecting their rights; and endeavoring to prevent displacement by tourist developments, retirement communities, African Palm plantations, Special Economic Zones, mining and hydroelectric projects, and drug cartels. OFRANEH members have been harassed, threatened, persecuted, kidnapped, disappeared and murdered, often as a result of defending their lands in the context of land grabs and disputes over ancestral territories.
All 2023 nominees
Oil Workers’ Rights Protection Organization
OWRPO, founded in 1996 by a group of oil workers, addresses the human rights impacts of oil and gas companies in Azerbaijan. It defends the rights of oil and gas industry workers, and seeks public monitoring of large-scale oil and gas projects. It also works for transparent and fair spending of oil and gas revenues for the benefit of society, calling for more to be invested in Azerbaijan's “human capital” (including education and health).
All 2022 nominees
AFREWATCH
AFREWATCH, headquartered in Lubumbashi (southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo), advocates for the fair, equitable and transparent development of natural resources in Africa for the benefit of all. It calls on companies and governments to include the needs of local communities in their planning, priorities and operations, and to integrate those communities into the management of natural resources. AFREWATCH seeks to safeguard human rights and protect the environment by holding companies and governments accountable.
All 2021 nominees
Migrant Workers Rights Network
Migrant Workers Rights Network is a grassroots member-based association that works to protect the rights of migrant workers who live and work in Thailand, the majority being from Myanmar. The organization was founded in 2009 by nine Myanmar migrant leaders after seeing extensive exploitation and abuse of migrant workers in Thai factories, the seafood industry, agriculture, and construction. They decided that empowerment of migrants is the best way for migrant workers to protect themselves.
All 2020 nominees
Al-Haq
Al-Haq, the independent Palestinian human rights organization based in Ramallah (West Bank), has done ground-breaking work drawing attention to how certain companies operating in Occupied Palestinian Territory are involved in human rights abuses and breaches of international humanitarian law. Al-Haq has also contributed to the treaty on business and human rights being drafted at the United Nations, and helped other NGOs in the Middle East develop their work on human rights concerns relating to business.
All 2019 nominees
Justiça nos Trilhos
Justiça nos Trilhos is an organization working closely with local communities in remote parts of Brazil – including indigenous peoples, peasants, and Afro-descendants – to address human rights and environmental abuses by mining and steel companies, in particular the multinational Vale.
All 2018 nominees