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• AlertNet - Western Sahara
• Amnesty International - Morocco/Western Sahara
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Morocco
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Western Sahara
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Tunis
• International Crisis Group (ICG) - Western Sahara
• ReliefWeb - Western Sahara
• UNHCR - Western Sahara territory
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)