India
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
Liberty Institute is a non-profit, public policy research and educational organisation, registered as a trust. Consequently, the Liberty Institute was formed to promote awareness and appreciation of the four institutional pillars of a free society - individual rights, the rule of law, limited government, and free markets.
THE CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
The Centre for Civil Society is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational organisation devoted to improving the quality of life for all people of India by reviving and reinvigorating civil society. We do it differently: we try to change people’s ideas, opinions, mode of thinking, the mindset by research, seminars, and publications.
Website: www.ccsindia.org
Website: www.ccsindia.org
TIBETAN PARLIAMENTARY AND POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE (TPPRC)
The Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation's partnership with the Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies (the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile) the highest legislative body, focuses on strengthen the process of democratization initiated by the Dalai Lama, in the exile community, as well as to offer political consultancy to the second line of leadership after the Dalai Lama, and to carry out programmes aimed at decision and opinion makers in India.
Website: under construction
Website: under construction
COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI)
CHRI is a non-partisan, independent international non-governmental organisation headquartered in India. Human rights education and advocacy are at the core of all CHRI’s activities, and the aims and ends of its reports and investigations.
Website: www.humanrightsinitiative.org
Website: www.humanrightsinitiative.org
PEOPLE’S WATCH TAMIL NADU (PWTN)
PWTN works to train representatives of various professional groups like Medical professionals, media, politicians, trade union and human rights activists on promotion and protection of human rights and use their knowledge to document violation of rights and dissemination of their knowledge on Human Rights in the community.
Website: www.pwtn.org
Website: www.pwtn.org
CENTER FOR DIALOGUE AND RECONCILIATION (CDR)
CDRs objective is to build reconciliation across every divide in India and South Asia through a culture of dialogue. CDR embarks in areas like Kashmir to bring healing and reconciliation to the victims of violence, to enhance their rehabilitation and heals the communal divides within the Kashmiri society.
PRAJA FOUNDATION
Praja Foundation is a non-government organisation registered as a Trust in March 1999. Since its inception the organisation has been working towards the goal of increasing transparency and accountability within the current system of governance as an essential requirement of a civil society and democracy.
Website: www.praja.org
Website: www.praja.org
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (CDF)
Cooperative Development Foundation is an old and loyal partner of the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation. Their work over the decades has been remarkable too. Through their hard work in nine States a parallel and alternative law has been introduced, which is simpler and easier for the ordinary person. By and large exempt from the discretionary powers of the Government, these laws have proved to be a remarkable encouragement to thousands of people.
RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY STUDIES - Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
The Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS) is a research institute with a specific focus on areas that have a policy angle. It concentrates on research in four broad segments - international economic relations (much of the work in this area is World Trade Organization related), economic reforms, law reforms and working towards a knowledge-based society.
Website: www.rgfindia.com
Website: www.rgfindia.com
TANSTIA-FNF Service Centre
The TANSTIA-FNF Service Centre (TFSC) is a joint project between the Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), a small scale industry association based in Chennai and the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation (FNF).
Website: www.tanstia-fnf.com
Website: www.tanstia-fnf.com
Project for Economic Education (PEE)
The project for Economic Education (PEE) was set up in 1985 by the Late Mr. Minoo Masani, as a joint project of the Economics Research Centre (ERC) and the Leslie Sawhney Programme (LSP).
One of the objectives of the Project is to promote the economic reform process and to make it both understood and accepted by the people. In 1990 the Project for Economic Education was responsible to revive the earstwhile Indian Liberal Group (ILG) (www.liberalsindia.com). The ILG works for the re-emergence of a broad-based liberal party, which can play a principled role in the emerging politics of coalition.
The Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation is in close cooperation with both PEE and the ILG.
One of the objectives of the Project is to promote the economic reform process and to make it both understood and accepted by the people. In 1990 the Project for Economic Education was responsible to revive the earstwhile Indian Liberal Group (ILG) (www.liberalsindia.com). The ILG works for the re-emergence of a broad-based liberal party, which can play a principled role in the emerging politics of coalition.
The Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation is in close cooperation with both PEE and the ILG.
