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
- Alberta 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 (South 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)
- Pakistan
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
- Peru
- National Human Rights Commission (Peru)
- Philippines
- Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)
- South Africa
- South African Human Rights Commission
- Sri Lanka
- National Human Rights Commission (Sri Lanka)
- Thailand
- National Human Rights Commission (Thailand)
- Uganda
- Uganda Human Rights Commission
- United Kingdom
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
