Civil Society against Corruption (CSAC) was formed in May 2000 by a group of concerned citizens to involve common citizens in the decision-making process at all levels, to increase the transparency and accountability of state representatives of different levels, and to protect economic, social and cultural rights of ordinary citizens. In March 2005 CAC re-registered as the Human Rights Centre Citizens against Corruption (CAC). 

The mission of CAC is to decrease the level of corruption, poverty and injustice and to improve the human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan. CAC focuses on fair elections, new leadership (towards a new political culture), legislation, law enforcement, access to state information and transnational companies, against torture. The scope of CAC also covers women's rights, rights of victims of political, social, economic injustice, and ecological issues. 

One of the methods to combat corruption and urge institutions to become more transparent and accountable is to organize thematic seminars with state representatives, lawyers, human rights activists and others. These seminars address a wide range of topics. CAC also organizes civic forums to involve vulnerable groups in society in the decision-making processes. CAC promotes active, non-violent involvement of citizens in decision-making processes. The civic forums and the monthly newspaper Pluralism, distributed through the network members, focus groups and state officials, are important ways to do that. 

CAC works on national and local level. The organization empowers local NGOs and activists to address issues in their own communities. For this purpose, CAC has set up a nation-wide anti-corruption network, consisting of NGOs, initiative groups, local community leaders, civil society activists and civic transparency committees (2008: 120 organizations/groups, 500 individual activists and 9 civic committees). The civic committees for transparency have been founded by CAC. The members of this anti-corruption network are obliged to show transparency and accountability within their own structures and work. 

Critical monitoring of CAC, constructive criticism and objective mediation were important under the Akaev regime, during the revolution (March 2005) and are still important in the post-revolutionary era. Since 2004, CAC has been organizing civic forums on social problems, monitoring elections, organizing public hearings, mediating in conflicts between state and citizens, and monitoring refugee and migrant issues. CAC also participates in committees (as representative from civil society) to reform the constitution, to analyze the foreign aid flow to Kyrgyzstan. 

CAC has next directions of work: 

• Contribution to legislative reforms to improve the legislation of Kyrgyzstan and bring it in line with international agreements. CAC aims to achieve a new constitution with a balanced power system, a new electoral system which ensures fair and transparent elections, and an independent judicial system that secures protection of human rights. Also CAC strives towards increased public safety and a more efficient government. 

• Civic watch and citizen's participation to foster accountability and transparency of the government, parliament and judiciary. CAC aims to influence the political culture at the government and parliament. Also, CAC is developing strategies to influence the governments and foreign donors policies vis-?-vis the work of transnational companies, in particular in the field of extractive industry. In addition, CAC aims to attract citizens to participate in public hearings on the state budget, and to achieve free access to public information. In this context, CAC monitors the work of the civil service agency. 

• Human rights protection, lobby and advocacy on local and national level. CAC protects human rights defenders against state repression and offers legal consultations to network members and vulnerable groups in society (e.g. on financial compensation of the victims of the Aksy shooting). CAC also advocates to revoke death penalties. CAC's monthly newspaper Pluralism keeps people informed on such issues. 

• Empowerment of local NGOs and active citizens to be able to participate in decision-making processes. Besides offering skills training and leadership training to the network members, CAC organizes civic forums in the regions where these members work. These civic forums are tools to activate citizens to be involved in decision-making processes. Also the newspaper Pluralism plays a role in this. 

• Involvement of network members in prevention, monitoring and resolution of conflicts. These are conflicts on water, land, rights, borders and health. CAC helps the network members in fulfilling this task.