National Human Rights Institutions

With the goal of promoting human rights norms globally, the UN encourages its members to establish human rights institutions. This list represents the institutions created by each member state, no judgement is made about the independence and qualify of service of these institutions.

Afghanistan #

Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission

Albania #

People’s Advocate

Algeria #

National Human Rights Commission of Algeria

Angola #

Justice and Rights Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça e de direitos)

Antigua and Barbuda #

Office of the Ombudsman

Argentina #

Public Defender (Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina) (Ombudsman)

Armenia #

Human Rights Defender of Armenia

Australia #

Australian Human Rights Commission

Austria #

Austrian Ombudsman Board

Azerbaijan #

Human Rights Commissioner

Bahrain #

National Institution for Human Rights

Barbados #

Ombudsman

Bangladesh #

National Human Rights Commission

Belgium #

Centre for equal opportunities and opposition to racism

Vlaams Mensenrechteninstituut

Belize #

Office of the Ombudsman

Bénin #

Bénin Human Rights Commission

Bermuda #

Bermuda Ombudsman

Bolivia #

Public Defender (Defensor del Pueblo)

Bosnia and Herzegovina #

Human Rights Chamber for Bosnia and Herzegovina (pre-2003 cases)

Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina (current cases)

Bulgaria #

Bulgarian Parliamentary Ombudsman

Burkina Faso #

National Human Rights Commission of Burkina Faso

Cameroon #

National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms

Canada #

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Chad #

Chad National Human Rights Commission

Colombia #

Ombudsman’s Office of Colombia

Democratic Republic of the Congo #

National Human Rights Observatory (DR Congo)

Republic of the Congo #

National Human Rights Commission (Republic of the Congo)

Costa Rica #

Defender of the Inhabitants (Defensoria de los Habitantes)

Croatia #

Office of the Croatian Ombudsman

Cyprus #

National Institute for the Protection of Human Rights

Czech Republic #

Public Defender of Rights (Czech Republic)

International Human Rights Commission (IHRC)

Denmark #

Danish Institute for Human Rights

Ecuador #

Defensoría del Pueblo del Ecuador

Egypt #

National Council for Human Rights

El Salvador #

Human Rights Procurator (Procuraduría de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos)

Ethiopia #

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

Fiji #

Fiji Human Rights Commission

Finland #

Parliamentary Ombudsman

France #

Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme

Gabon #

National Human Rights Commission

Georgia #

Office of Public Defender of Georgia

Germany #

German Institute for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte)

Ghana #

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice CHRAJ

Great Britain (UK) #

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) – see also Scotland

Greece #

National Human Rights Commission (Εθνική Επιτροπή για τα Δικαιώματα του Ανθρώπου)

Guatemala #

Procurator for Human Rights (Procurador de los Derechos Humanos)

Guyana #

Office of the Ombudsman

Haiti #

Office de la Protection du Citoyen

Honduras #

National Human Rights Commissioner (Comisionado Nacional de Derechos Humanos)

Hong Kong #

Equal Opportunities Commission (Hong Kong)

Hungary #

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights

India #

National Human Rights Commission (India)

Indonesia #

National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)

Iran #

Defenders of Human Rights Center

Islamic Human Rights Commission

Ireland #

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Italy #

Commissione per i Diritti Umani

Jamaica #

Office of the Public Defender (Jamaica)

Jordan #

National Centre for Human Rights (Jordan)

Kazakhstan #

Commissioner for Human Rights

Kenya #

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)

Korea, Republic of #

National Human Rights Commission of Korea

Kosovo (Under United Nations Administration via UN Resolution 1244) #

Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan #

Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic

Latvia #

Rights’ Defender

Lithuania #

The Seimas Ombudsmen

Luxembourg #

Consultative Commission of Human Rights (Luxembourg)

Macedonia #

Human Rights Ombudsman of Macedonia

Madagascar #

National Human Rights Commission (Madagascar)

Malawi #

Malawi Human Rights Commission

Malaysia #

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM)

Maldives #

Human Rights Commission of the Maldives

Mali #

Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme (Mali)

Mauritania #

Commissariat aux Droits de l’Homme, a la Lutte contre la Pauvreté et l’Insertion (Mauritania)

Mauritius #

National Human Rights Commission (Mauritius)

Mexico #

National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)

Moldova #

Centre for Human Rights of Moldova

Mongolia #

National Human Rights Commission (Mongolia)

Montenegro #

Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Montenegro

Morocco #

National Human Rights Council

Myanmar (Burma) #

Myanmar National Human Rights Commission

Namibia #

Office of the Ombudsman (Namibia)

Nepal #

National Human Rights Commission (Nepal)

Netherlands #

Netherlands Institute for Human Rights

New Zealand #

Human Rights Commission (HRC)

Nicaragua #

Human Rights Procurator (Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos)

Niger #

Nigerien National Commission on Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties

Nigeria #

National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria)

Northern Ireland (UK) #

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC)

Norway #

Norwegian National Human Rights Institution

Palestine #

Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen’s Rights

Pakistan #

National Commission for Human Rights, Pakistan

Panama #

Defensoría del Pueblo de la República de Panamá

Paraguay #

Defensoría del Pueblo de la República del Paraguay

Peru #

Public Defender (Defensoría del Pueblo)

Philippines #

Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)

Poland #

Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection (ombudsman)

Portugal #

Provedor de Justiça

Puerto Rico #

Oficina del Procurador del Ciudadano

Qatar #

National Committee for Human Rights (Qatar)

Romania #

Ombudsman (Avocatul Poporului)

Russia #

Commissioner for Human Rights (Russia)

Ombudsman#Russia

Rwanda #

National Commission for Human Rights (Rwanda)

Saint Lucia #

Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner (St Lucia)

Samoa #

Office of the Ombudsman

Scotland (UK) #

Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) – see also Great Britain

Senegal #

Senegalese Committee for Human Rights

Serbia #

Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia

Sierra Leone #

Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone

Slovakia #

Slovak National Centre for Human Rights

Slovenia #

Human Rights Ombudsman (Slovenia)

South Africa #

South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)

Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission)

Commission for Gender Equality (CGE)

Public Protector

South Sudan #

South Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC)[22]

Spain #

Defensor del Pueblo (Ombudsman)

Sri Lanka #

National Human Rights Commission (Sri Lanka)

Sudan #

National Human Rights Commission (Sudan)

Sweden #

Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO)

Children’s Ombudsman (Sweden) (BO)

Discrimination Ombudsman (Sweden) (DO)

Switzerland #

Federal Commission against Racism (Switzerland)

Taiwan #

National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan)

Tanzania #

Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (Tanzania)

Thailand #

National Human Rights Commission (Thailand)

Timor Leste #

Office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (Timor Leste)

Togo #

National Human Rights Commission (Togo)

Trinidad and Tobago #

Office of the Ombudsman of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia #

Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Tunisia)

Turkey #

Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey

Ombudsman Institution

Uganda #

Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)

Ukraine #

Ombudsman in Ukraine

United Kingdom #

see Great Britain; Northern Ireland; Scotland

United States #

United States Commission on Civil Rights

Uzbekistan #

Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman)

Venezuela #

Defensoría del Pueblo (Venezuela)

Zambia #

Permanent Human Rights Commission (Zambia)