Human Rights Commission

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A Human Rights Commission is a body set up to investigate and protect human rights.

It may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, or (usually temporary) truth and reconciliation commissions.

[edit] International Human Rights Commissions

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
Asian Human Rights Commission
Council of Europe (Europe)
European Commission of Human Rights (1954 to 1998; defunct)

[edit] National or subnational bodies

National Human Rights Commissions have been established in a number of countries for the promotion and protection of their citizens' human rights.

Australia
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Canada
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Greece
National Human Rights Commission (Greece)
India
National Human Rights Commission (India)
Indonesia
National Human Rights Commission (Indonesia)
Korea, Republic of
National Human Rights Commission (Korea)
Malaysia
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
Mauritius
National Human Rights Commission (Mauritius)
Mexico
National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)
Mongolia
National Human Rights Commission (Mongolia)
Nepal
National Human Rights Commission (Nepal)
New Zealand
New Zealand Human Rights Commission
Nigeria
National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria)
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Pakistan
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Peru
National Human Rights Commission (Peru)
Philippines
Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)
Sri Lanka
National Human Rights Commission (Sri Lanka)
Thailand
National Human Rights Commission (Thailand)
Uganda
Uganda Human Rights Commission
United Kingdom
Disability Rights Commission
Islamic Human Rights Commission

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