ACDEG African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

ACERWC African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 

ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

AfCHPR African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

AGA African Governance Architecture

APRM African Peer Review Mechanism

AU African Union

AUABC African Union Advisory Board on Corruption

AUC African Union Commission

AUCIL African Union Commission on International Law

CSOs Civil Society Organisations

EACJ East African Court of Justice

ECOSOCC Economic, Social and Cultural Council

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States

IDPs Internally Displaced Persons

IOM International Organisation for Migration Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

NANHRI Network of African National Human Rights Institutions

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NHRI National Human Rights Institution

OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

PAP Pan-African Parliament

PSC Peace and Security Council

REC Regional Economic Community

RM Regional Mechanism

SADC Southern African Development Community

SDG Sustainable Development Goal

UPR Universal Periodic Review