Network of African National Human Rights Institutions

The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) is one of four regional groupings within the global network, the Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). NANHRI promotes the establishment of national human rights institutions throughout Africa, and supports co-operation and training to strengthen and develop the monitoring, promotion, protection and advocacy work of African NHRIs.

Members[]

Map showing all Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions members, not only those from Africa:

NHRI full members, class A

NHRI associate members, class B

NHRI members, class C

NHRI suspended members

The following NANHRI members are (as of 30 May 2010) accredited with full "A status" by the ICC, hence deemed to be fully compliant with the Paris Principles:

Egypt
Ghana: Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice CHRAJ
Kenya: Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Niger: Nigerien National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa: South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda: Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)
Zambia

The following NANHRI members are (as of 30 May 2010) do not have full "A status":

Algeria
Angola
Bénin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Gabon
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Nigeria: National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria)
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tunisia

External links[]

NANHRI website
National Human Rights Institutions Forum (Official NHRI Portal) at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-09-15)

v t International human rights organisations and institutions
Types	Human rights group Human rights commission Human rights institutions Truth and reconciliation commission
International institutions	Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Criminal Court Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Human Rights Committee UN Human Rights Council UN Security Council
Regional bodies	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Multi-lateral bodies	European Union Council of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Organisation of American States (OAS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) UN Development Programme (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Major NGOs	Amnesty International FIDH Human Rights Watch Emergency NGO Human Rights First
ICRC - organization with special status based on Geneva Conventions	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Network of African National Human Rights Institutions

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