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{{short description|Independent body established to investigate, promote, or protect human rights}}
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A '''human rights commission''', also known as a '''human relations commission''', is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect [[human rights]].
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|'''[[United Nations]]''' (Universal)
|[[United Nations Human Rights Council]]
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|'''[[African Union]]''' ([[Africa]])
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|[[European Commission on Human Rights]]
|1954 to 1998; defunct
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|[https://www.ihrchq.org International Human Rights Commission]▼
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|[[International Society for Human Rights]]
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==National or subnational bodies==
===Africa===
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|{{Flag icon|Ethiopia}} [[Ethiopia]]
|[[Ethiopian Human Rights Commission]]
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|{{Flag icon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]
|[[Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice]]
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|rowspan="2"|{{Flag icon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]
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|{{Flag icon|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]]
|Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC)
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|{{Flag icon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]
|[[Bangladesh Human Rights Commission]]
|[http://www.bhrc-bd.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318072048/http://www.bhrc-bd.org/ |date=2013-03-18 }}
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|{{Flag icon|Fiji}} [[Fiji]]
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|{{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
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|rowspan="2"|{{Flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|[[National Human Rights Commission of India]]
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National official statutory body
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|[[Kashmir Human Rights Commission]]
|Was a state official body until replaced by NHRC.
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|{{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]]
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|{{Flag icon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]
|[[National Human Rights Commission (Sri Lanka)]]
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|{{Flag icon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan]]
|[[National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan)]]
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|{{Flag icon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|[[Federal Commission against Racism (Switzerland)]]
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|{{Flag icon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
|[[Ombudsman in Ukraine]]
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|[[Canadian Human Rights Commission]]
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|[[Alberta Human Rights
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|[[Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission]]
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|[[PEI Human Rights Commission]]
|[[Prince Edward Island]]
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|{{Flag icon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemala]]
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|[[United States Commission on Civil Rights]]
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|[[International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission]]
|US-based INGO
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