National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)

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Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, or "CNDH") is a public institution that enjoys juridical, organizational and functional autonomy from the federal government. As of 2006 the President of the CNDH is José Luis Soberanes

1 History
- 1.1 Presidents of the CNDH
2 CNDH Consultant Council
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] History

On February 13, 1989 the Interior Ministry (Secretaría de Gobernación) created the "General Human Rights Department" as a wholly dependent office within the ministry's structure. On June 6, 1990, by presidential decision, the General Human Rights Department" was renamed the "National Human Rights Commission" and gained full autonomy from its parent ministry.

It was not until 1999, after some constitutional reforms, that the National Human Rights Commission became fully independent of the government.

[edit] Presidents of the CNDH

Presidents of the CNDH were originally designated by the President of the Republic. Since 1999 the President of the CNDH is appointed by the Senate.

The CNDH has been presided by:

Name	Took office	Left office
Jorge Carpizo MacGregor	June 6, 1990	January 4, 1993
Jorge Madrazo Cuéllar	January 5, 1993	May 1994
Carlos Rodríguez (interim)	June 1994	December 1994
Jorge Madrazo Cuéllar	January 1995	November 26, 1996
José Luis Ramos Rivera (interim)	November 27, 1996	January 7, 1997
Mireille Roccatti Velásquez	January 8, 1997	November 13, 1999
José Luis Soberanes Fernández	November 16, 1999

[edit] CNDH Consultant Council

The CNDH has a ten-member council, the members of which are appointed by the Senate. The Council is responsible for establishing the CNDH's general guidelines, approving the commission's internal rules and overseing the its budget. The President of the CNDH serves as the head of the Council.

Some notable members of the council are: