Human Rights Commission 5582651 220083330 2008-06-18T05:25:40Z Reginald Perrin 3857044 Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission 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 commission]]s. ==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) ==National or subnational bodies== '''[[National human rights institutions|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]] : [[British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal]] : [[Ontario Human Rights Commission]] : [[Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission]] ;[[Greece]] : [[National Human Rights Commission (Greece)]] ;[[India]] : [[National Human Rights Commission (India)]] ;[[Indonesia]] : [[National Human Rights Commission (Indonesia)]] ;[[South Korea|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]] ==See also== *[[Human rights commission for social justice and peace]] *[[Truth commission]]s *[[Ombudsman]] [[Category:Human rights organizations]]