Red Centroamericana de Periodistas
Red Centroamericana de Periodistas strengthens independent journalism in Central America. Official website and profile here.
Tornavoz em defesa da expressão livre
Tornavoz is a Brazilian association that provides specialized legal defense to people sued because of their speech or expression. It also works through strategic cases, research, and public-awareness efforts to strengthen freedom of expression and press freedom in Brazil.
FLIP – Fundacion La Libertad de Prensa
FLIP, Colombia’s Foundation for Press Freedom, defends freedom of expression and promotes conditions that allow journalism to serve the public’s right to be informed. It monitors press-freedom violations, offers legal support, and undertakes advocacy, research, and strategic action.
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is a long-standing human rights NGO based in Warsaw that works in Poland and beyond. Its official materials emphasize building a culture grounded in human rights, legal protection, and rule-of-law principles.
HUKUK ARASTIRMALARI VAKFI
TOHAV, formally Toplum ve Hukuk Araştırmaları Vakfı, is a Turkish civil society organization founded by lawyers to promote democratic and universal legal principles. Media Defence’s own materials refer to TOHAV as the intended partner and place it in freedom-of-expression defense work in Turkey.
MLSA
Media and Law Studies Association is a Turkish human rights organization focused on freedom of expression, press freedom, protest rights, and access to information. It combines legal advocacy, monitoring, and support for journalists and rights defenders.
Abraji
Abraji, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, is a nonprofit founded to improve Brazilian journalism through training, freedom-of-expression defense, and access-to-information work. It also runs practical projects related to legal support, judicial harassment monitoring, and investigative tools.
CFE – Campaign for free expression
Campaign for Free Expression is a South African nonprofit dedicated to protecting and expanding free expression for all. It combines advocacy, coalition-building, and legal support for journalists and others facing free-expression restrictions.
CACIT
CACIT-Togo is a network of Togolese civil society groups working against impunity and for human rights, democracy, and good governance. Its official site describes a coordinated, rights-based approach with support for victims and rule-of-law work.
Legal AID of Cambodia
Legal Aid of Cambodia is a nonprofit legal aid organization working for equal rights under the law and access to justice across Cambodia. Its official site highlights long-standing programming in child justice, women’s justice, land and natural resources, and general legal aid.
Digital Rights Nepal
Digital Rights Nepal is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to protecting and promoting digital rights in Nepal. Its work covers online expression, privacy, access to information, internet governance, and cyber-law issues.
Human Rights Platform
Human Rights Platform is a Ukrainian NGO that protects human rights, supports media legal defense, and works on access to information and digital rights. Its official site and corroborating directory entries both connect the organization to legal aid for journalists and freedom-of-expression work.