Meet the Winners of Meeting the Challenge 2024!

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The winners of the 2024 World Justice Challenge with members of the judging panel.

We are excited to introduce the 5 outstanding changemakers named winners of the 2024 World Justice Challenge ([link removed]) ! This year's theme, "The Rule of Law: Foundation of Democracy," and the courage of 30 remarkable finalists from 23 countries resonated at our action-packed "Meeting the Challenge" convening.
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** Celebrating the Winners!
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Electoral Processes Prize: Pacto Pela Democracia
A Brazilian coalition of civil society organizations worked to prevent election disruptions through their award-winning project, Protect Democracy: Safeguarding integrity and rule of law in Brazil's 2022 election ([link removed]) .
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Justice Institutions Prize: Justice Reform Foundation
A Taiwan-based human rights organization that mobilizes lawyers and civil society to advance judicial reform and the rule of law. Their award-winning project, Legal Service for the Sunflower Movement: Protecting civil disobedience rights in Taiwan ([link removed]) focused on shielding student protesters from violence and retaliation.

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Media and Information Prize: Media Foundation for West Africa
A Ghana-based investigative journalism collective fighting corruption and impunity. Their project, The Fourth Estate: Using independent journalism to enhance accountability and rule of law ([link removed]) received recognition for its efforts to strengthen democratic principles through investigative reporting.

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Youth Engagement Prize: Politize! – Civic Education Institute
A Brazil-based initiative focused on promoting civic education and engagement in Latin America. Their project, Democracy in Action: Empowering a Generation with Politize! ([link removed]) earned acclaim for its innovative approach to fostering democratic participation among young people.
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U.S. Building Trust Prize: Common Cause
A U.S.-based public interest organization working to ensure fair elections and government accountability. Their Fair Maps 2030: Making redistricting inclusive, transparent, and nonpartisan ([link removed]) project gained recognition for its efforts to ensure equitable representation across voting districts.


** Meet the Judges
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Our esteemed judges (left to right): Lorenzo Córdova, former president of the Mexico National Electoral Institute; James Silkenat, former president of the American Bar Association and current WJP board member; Hon. Karen F. Green, retired associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court; Judge Jiyong Jang, high court judge of the Suwon High Court in South Korea; Samson Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa. (Not pictured: Linda Douglass, Former Head of Communications, Bloomberg Media; Suet-Fern Lee, WJP board member; and Manon Olsthoorn, rule of law policy coordinator at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Thank you to all participants, attendees, and our sponsors, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation ([link removed]) and the Proteus Fund ([link removed]) , for making Meeting the Challenge ([link removed]) a success. Together, we advance democracy and rule of law worldwide.

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