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 nbsp Algeria National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights nbsp Benin Benin Human Rights Commission nbsp Burkina Faso National Human Rights Commission of Burkina Faso nbsp Cameroon National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms nbsp Chad Chad National Human Rights Commission nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo National Human Rights Observatory nbsp Egypt National Council for Human Rights nbsp Ethiopia Ethiopian Human Rights Commission nbsp Gabon National Human Rights Commission nbsp Ghana Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice nbsp Kenya Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Official bodyKenya Human Rights Commission NGO nbsp Madagascar National Human Rights Commission nbsp Malawi Malawi Human Rights Commission nbsp Mali Commission nationale consultative des droits de l homme nbsp Mauritania Commissariat aux Droits de l Homme a la Lutte contre la Pauvrete et l Insertion nbsp Mauritius National Human Rights Commission nbsp Morocco Human Rights Advisory Council nbsp Niger Nigerien National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties nbsp Nigeria National Human Rights Commission nbsp Rwanda National Commission for Human Rights nbsp Senegal Senegalese Committee for Human Rights nbsp Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone nbsp South Africa South African Human Rights Commission nbsp Sudan Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission nbsp Tanzania Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance nbsp Togo National Human Rights Commission nbsp Tunisia Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms nbsp Uganda Uganda Human Rights Commission UHRC nbsp Zambia Permanent Human Rights Commission nbsp Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission ZHRC Asia Pacific Edit Country Commission Note nbsp Afghanistan Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission nbsp Australia Australian Human Rights CommissionAustralian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission nbsp Bangladesh Bangladesh Human Rights Commission 1 Archived 2013 03 18 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Fiji Fiji Human Rights Commission No longer ICC accredited nbsp Hong Kong Human rights complaints are referred here nbsp India National Human Rights Commission of India National official statutory bodyKashmir Human Rights Commission Was a state official body until replaced by NHRC nbsp Indonesia National Commission on Human Rights Komnas HAM nbsp Iran Islamic Human Rights Commission nbsp Jordan National Centre for Human Rights nbsp Korea Republic of National Human Rights Commission of Korea nbsp Malaysia Human Rights Commission of Malaysia nbsp Maldives Human Rights Commission of the Maldives nbsp Mongolia National Human Rights Commission Mongolia nbsp Myanmar Myanmar National Human Rights Commission nbsp New Zealand New Zealand Human Rights Commission nbsp Nepal National Human Rights Commission Nepal nbsp Pakistan Human Rights Commission of Pakistan non governmental organizationKashmir Human Rights Commission UK based non governmental organization nbsp Palestine Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen s Rights nbsp Philippines Commission on Human Rights Philippines nbsp Qatar National Committee for Human Rights Qatar nbsp Sri Lanka National Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka nbsp Taiwan National Human Rights Commission Taiwan nbsp Thailand National Human Rights Commission Thailand Europe Edit Country Commission Note nbsp France National Consultative Commission of Human Rights France nbsp Great Britain UK Equality and Human Rights Commission See also Scotland nbsp Greece National Human Rights Commission Greece nbsp Ireland Irish Human Rights Commission nbsp Italy Commissione per i Diritti Umani nbsp Luxembourg Consultative Commission of Human Rights Luxembourg nbsp Netherlands Equal Treatment Commission Netherlands nbsp Northern Ireland UK Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission nbsp nbsp Scotland UK Scottish Human Rights Commission See also Great Britain nbsp Switzerland Federal Commission against Racism Switzerland nbsp Ukraine Ombudsman in Ukraine nbsp United Kingdom Islamic Human Rights Commission Non governmental organizationAmericas Edit Country Commission Note nbsp 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 CommissionPEI Human Rights Commission Prince Edward Island nbsp Guatemala Guatemala Human Rights Commission US based NGO nbsp Mexico National Human Rights Commission Mexico nbsp Peru National Human Rights Commission Peru nbsp 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 nbsp Politics nbsp Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Human rights commission amp oldid 1161728350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
