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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Human rights commission news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Contents 1 International 2 National or subnational bodies 2 1 Africa 2 2 Asia Pacific 2 3 Europe 2 4 Americas 3 See also 4 ReferencesInternational EditRegion Commission NoteUnited Nations Universal United Nations Human Rights Council Replaced the United Nations Commission on Human Rights distinct from the UN Human Rights CommitteeAfrican Union Africa African Commission on Human and Peoples RightsOrganisation of American States Americas Inter American Commission on Human RightsAsia ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights AICHR Asian Human Rights Commission Non governmentalCouncil of Europe Europe European Commission on Human Rights 1954 to 1998 defunctInternational Society for Human Rights Non governmentalNational or subnational bodies EditNational 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 Edit Country Commission Note Algeria National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Benin Benin Human Rights Commission Burkina Faso National Human Rights Commission of Burkina Faso Cameroon National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms Chad Chad National Human Rights Commission Democratic Republic of the Congo National Human Rights Observatory Egypt National Council for Human Rights Ethiopia Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Gabon National Human Rights Commission Ghana Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Kenya Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Official bodyKenya Human Rights Commission NGO Madagascar National Human Rights Commission Malawi Malawi Human Rights Commission Mali Commission nationale consultative des droits de l homme Mauritania Commissariat aux Droits de l Homme a la Lutte contre la Pauvrete et l Insertion Mauritius National Human Rights Commission Morocco Human Rights Advisory Council Niger Nigerien National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Nigeria National Human Rights Commission Rwanda National Commission for Human Rights Senegal Senegalese Committee for Human Rights Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone South Africa South African Human Rights Commission Sudan Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission Tanzania Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Togo National Human Rights Commission Tunisia Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Uganda Uganda Human Rights Commission UHRC Zambia Permanent Human Rights Commission Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission ZHRC Asia Pacific Edit Country Commission Note Afghanistan Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission Australia Australian Human Rights CommissionAustralian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission Bangladesh Bangladesh Human Rights Commission 1 Archived 2013 03 18 at the Wayback Machine Fiji Fiji Human Rights Commission No longer ICC accredited Hong Kong Human rights complaints are referred here India National Human Rights Commission of India National official statutory bodyKashmir Human Rights Commission Was a state official body until replaced by NHRC Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights Komnas HAM Iran Islamic Human Rights Commission Jordan National Centre for Human Rights Korea Republic of National Human Rights Commission of Korea Malaysia Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Maldives Human Rights Commission of the Maldives Mongolia National Human Rights Commission Mongolia Myanmar Myanmar National Human Rights Commission New Zealand New Zealand Human Rights Commission Nepal National Human Rights Commission Nepal Pakistan Human Rights Commission of Pakistan non governmental organizationKashmir Human Rights Commission UK based non governmental organization Palestine Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen s Rights Philippines Commission on Human Rights Philippines Qatar National Committee for Human Rights Qatar Sri Lanka National Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka Taiwan National Human Rights Commission Taiwan Thailand National Human Rights Commission Thailand Europe Edit Country Commission Note France National Consultative Commission of Human Rights France Great Britain UK Equality and Human Rights Commission See also Scotland Greece National Human Rights Commission Greece Ireland Irish Human Rights Commission Italy Commissione per i Diritti Umani Luxembourg Consultative Commission of Human Rights Luxembourg Netherlands Equal Treatment Commission Netherlands Northern Ireland UK Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Scotland UK Scottish Human Rights Commission See also Great Britain Switzerland Federal Commission against Racism Switzerland Ukraine Ombudsman in Ukraine United Kingdom Islamic Human Rights Commission Non governmental organizationAmericas Edit Country Commission Note Canada Canadian Human Rights CommissionBritish Columbia Human Rights TribunalNova Scotia Human Rights CommissionOntario Human Rights CommissionAlberta Human Rights and Citizenship CommissionCommission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse QuebecNorthwest Territories Human Rights Commission Guatemala Guatemala Human Rights Commission US based NGO Mexico National Human Rights Commission Mexico Peru National Human Rights Commission Peru United States Tom Lantos Human Rights CommissionUnited States Commission on Civil RightsIdaho Human Rights CommissionAlaska State Commission for Human RightsIllinois Human Rights CommissionHuman Rights Commission of Salt Lake CitySanta Clara County Human Rights CommissionSan Francisco Human Rights CommissionNew York City Commission on Human RightsSeattle Human Rights CommissionSioux City Human Rights CommissionSalem Oregon Human Rights amp Relations Advisory CommissionInternational Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission US based INGOSee also EditTruth and reconciliation commission OmbudsmanReferences EditPortals Politics Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Human rights commission amp oldid 1133915340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
