Human Rights Commission
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Reginald Perrin
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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]]