Founded in 2007, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) is a nationwide association of human rights lawyers, law students, and legal workers in the Philippines. NUPL utilizes the law as a tool to uphold people’s rights, confront impunity, challenge abuses of power, and transform society— both in and beyond the courtroom.

Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment Through Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS) is a non-stock, non-profit legal organization focused on advocacy and addressing the legal and technical needs of the marginalized, disempowered, and vulnerable groups. They are dedicated to developing and facilitating their partners’ initiatives for empowerment, as well as assisting the marginalized in gaining improved access to justice and equity.

Adamson University, through its Legal Aid Office, gives free legal aid to the indigent with the help of law student practitioners under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP). They handle legal concerns and issues of the marginalized sectors such as urban poor families, workers, peasants, women and children, and indigenous peoples.

The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) is a university-based institution engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines. It was founded in July 1986, a few months after the first People Power Revolution, AHRC upholds its vision to have a just and humane society through protection and promotion of human rights.  AHRC’s main areas of work include human rights training and education of law students and other sectors; promotion and protection of the rights of marginalized groups.