Human rights commission
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A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights.
The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as national human rights institutions or (usually temporary) truth and reconciliation commissions.
International
| Region | Commission | Note |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations (Universal) | United Nations Human Rights Council | Replaced the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; distinct from the UN Human Rights Committee |
| African Union (Africa) | African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights | |
| Organisation of American States (Americas) | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | |
| Asia | ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) | |
| Asian Human Rights Commission | Non-governmental | |
| Council of Europe (Europe) | European Commission on Human Rights | 1954 to 1998; defunct |
| International Society for Human Rights | Non-governmental |
National or subnational bodies
National and sub-national human rights commissions have been established in a number of countries for the promotion and protection of their citizens' human rights, and most commissions are public bodies but with some degree of independence from the state. In other countries the ombudsman performs that role. The commissions below are state-sponsored except where indicated.
Africa
| Country | Commission | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AlgeriaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Algeria | National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights | |
| BeninScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bénin | Benin Human Rights Commission | |
| Burkina FasoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Burkina Faso | National Human Rights Commission of Burkina Faso | |
| CameroonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cameroon | National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms | |
| ChadScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chad | Chad National Human Rights Commission | |
| Republic of the CongoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Human Rights Observatory | |
| EgyptScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Egypt | National Council for Human Rights | |
| EthiopiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ethiopia | Ethiopian Human Rights Commission | |
| GabonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gabon | National Human Rights Commission | |
| GhanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ghana | Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice | |
| KenyaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kenya | Kenya National Commission on Human Rights | Official body |
| Kenya Human Rights Commission | NGO | |
| MadagascarScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Madagascar | National Human Rights Commission | |
| MalawiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Malawi | Malawi Human Rights Commission | |
| MaliScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mali | Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme | |
| MauritaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mauritania | Commissariat aux Droits de l’Homme, a la Lutte contre la Pauvreté et l’Insertion | |
| MauritiusScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mauritius | National Human Rights Commission | |
| MoroccoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Morocco | Human Rights Advisory Council | |
| NigerScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Niger | Nigérien National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties | |
| NigeriaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nigeria | National Human Rights Commission | |
| RwandaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rwanda | National Commission for Human Rights | |
| SenegalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senegal | Senegalese Committee for Human Rights | |
| Sierra LeoneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sierra Leone | Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone | |
| South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". South Africa | South African Human Rights Commission | |
| SudanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sudan | Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission | |
| TanzaniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tanzania | Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance | |
| TogoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Togo | National Human Rights Commission | |
| TunisiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tunisia | Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | |
| UgandaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Uganda | Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) | |
| ZambiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Zambia | Permanent Human Rights Commission | |
| ZimbabweScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) |
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Asia-Pacific
| Country | Commission | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AfghanistanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Afghanistan | Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission | |
| AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Australia | Australian Human Rights Commission | |
| Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission | ||
| Queensland Human Rights Commission | ||
| Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission | ||
| BangladeshScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bangladesh | Bangladesh Human Rights Commission | [1] Script error: No such module "webarchive". |
| FijiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fiji | Fiji Human Rights Commission | No longer ICC-accredited |
| Hong KongScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hong Kong | Human rights complaints are referred here | |
| IndiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India | National Human Rights Commission of India |
National official statutory body |
| Kashmir Human Rights Commission | Was a state official body until replaced by NHRC. | |
| IndonesiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Indonesia | National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) | |
| IranScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Iran | Islamic Human Rights Commission | |
| JordanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jordan | National Centre for Human Rights | |
| South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Korea, Republic of | National Human Rights Commission of Korea | |
| MalaysiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Malaysia | Human Rights Commission of Malaysia | |
| MaldivesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Maldives | Human Rights Commission of the Maldives | |
| MongoliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mongolia | National Human Rights Commission (Mongolia) | |
| MyanmarScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Myanmar | Myanmar National Human Rights Commission | |
| New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New Zealand | New Zealand Human Rights Commission | |
| NepalScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nepal | National Human Rights Commission (Nepal) | |
| PakistanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pakistan | Human Rights Commission of Pakistan | non-governmental organization |
| Kashmir Human Rights Commission | UK-based non-governmental organization | |
| PalestineScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Palestine | Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights | |
| PhilippinesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Philippines | Commission on Human Rights (Philippines) | |
| QatarScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Qatar | National Committee for Human Rights (Qatar) | |
| Sri LankaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sri Lanka | National Human Rights Commission (Sri Lanka) | |
| TaiwanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Taiwan | National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan) | |
| ThailandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Thailand | National Human Rights Commission (Thailand) |
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Europe
| Country | Commission | Note |
|---|---|---|
| FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". France | National Consultative Commission of Human Rights (France) | |
| United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Great Britain (UK) | Equality and Human Rights Commission | See also Scotland |
| GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greece | National Human Rights Commission (Greece) | |
| Republic of IrelandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ireland | Irish Human Rights Commission | |
| ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Italy | Commissione per i Diritti Umani | |
| LuxembourgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luxembourg | Consultative Commission of Human Rights (Luxembourg) | |
| NetherlandsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Netherlands | Equal Treatment Commission (Netherlands) | |
| United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Northern Ireland (UK) | Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | |
| United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Scotland (UK) | Scottish Human Rights Commission | See also Great Britain |
| SwitzerlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Switzerland | Federal Commission against Racism (Switzerland) | |
| UkraineScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ukraine | Ombudsman in Ukraine | |
| United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". United Kingdom | Islamic Human Rights Commission | Non-governmental organization |
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Americas
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See also
References
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