The local authority serving the city of Aberdeen in North-east Scotland, UK uses impact assessment as an integral part of their planning and policy development, which helps to provide well-balanced and well thought out proposals.

Aim for human rights, in cooperation with other organisations, develops human rights impact assessment methods and tools to assess the impact of governmental and other policies on human rights. These help to translate human rights norms into practical and workable objectives, and thus contribute directly to the realisation of human rights.

The Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy is linked to the John F. Kennedy School of Governance of Harvard University. The Carr Centre's research and teaching are directed towards public policy: the Centre aims to make human rights principles central to the formulation of good public policy in United States and throughout the world. The Centre also collaborates with human rights organizations.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. It became part of the Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights January 1, 2003. The work of DIHR includes research, analysis, information, education, documentation, and complaints handling, as well as a large number of national and international programmes. DIHR takes a multidisciplinary approach to human rights, and the DIHR employ staff from the areas of law, political science, economics, and others.

The Halifax Initiative is a Canadian coalition of development, environment, faith-based, human rights and labour groups. Their goal is to fundamentally transform the international financial system and its institutions so as to achieve poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and the full realisation of human rights.