Reform · Organisations
Organisations driving reform
NGOs, research institutes, and oversight bodies — global, regional, and national. Every entry links to the organisation's website and its most-cited publications.
Amnesty International
globalFounded 1961
Global human-rights movement campaigning against torture, the death penalty, and unjust imprisonment.
death penalty abolitiontorture preventionprisoners of conscienceAssociation for the Prevention of Torture
globalFounded 1977
Geneva-based NGO working to prevent torture worldwide through monitoring, law reform, and training.
torture preventionmonitoringFair Trials
globalFounded 1992
International NGO working for fair and effective criminal justice systems.
pre trial detentiondefence rightsjuvenile justiceHarm Reduction International
globalFounded 1996
Research and advocacy organisation focused on drug policy, harm reduction, and the death penalty for drug offences.
alternativesdrug policydeath penalty abolitionHuman Rights Watch
globalFounded 1978
International NGO investigating abuses worldwide, with extensive prison-conditions and detention reporting.
conditionstorture preventiondeath penalty abolitionpre trial detentionPenal Reform International
globalFounded 1989
Independent non-governmental organisation working on criminal justice reform worldwide.
alternativesdeath penalty abolitionconditionsjuvenile justiceUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
globalFounded 1997
UN agency that publishes global crime and prison data and provides technical assistance on penal reform.
alternativesconditionstorture preventionstandardsWorld Coalition Against the Death Penalty
globalFounded 2002
Coalition of NGOs, bar associations, local authorities and unions working to abolish capital punishment worldwide.
death penalty abolition