The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of Human and Peoples' Rights throughout the African Continent. The Commission has its headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) is an autonomous National Human Rights Institution established by an Act of Parliament in 2002. Its core mandate is to further the protection and promotion of human rights in Kenya.

The Network of African Committe of African National Human Rights Institutions formerly known as the coordinating Committee of African Human Rights Institutions (CCANI) is the regional representative that brings together about 30 African human Rights Institutions. The Network is currently registered under Kenyan law s an indepedent legal entity.

The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria was established by the National Human Rights Act, 1995 in line with the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations which enjoins all member States to establish Human Rights Institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights. The Commission serves as a mechanism for the enhancement of the enjoyment of human rights in Nigeria

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) represents the world's commitment to universal ideals of human dignity. It has a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect all human rights.

The International Save the Children Alliance, is made up of 27 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)is a national institution established to entrench constitutional democracy through the promotion and protection of human rights in South Africa

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) was established under the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. The decision to establish a permanent body to monitor the human rights situation in the country was in recognition of Uganda’s violent and turbulent history that had been characterized by arbitrary arrests, detention without trial, torture and brutal repression with impunity on the part of security organs during the pre and post independence era.