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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]]
|replacedReplaced the [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]]; distinct from the UN [[Human Rights Committee]]
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|'''[[African Union]]''' ([[Africa]])
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|[[Asian Human Rights Commission]]
|nonNon-governmental
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| rowspan="32" |'''[[Council of Europe]]''' ([[Europe]])
|[[European Commission on Human Rights]]
|1954 to 1998; defunct
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|[https://www.ihrchq.org International Human Rights Commission]
|non-governmental
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|[[International Society for Human Rights]]
|nonNon-governmental
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==National or subnational bodies==
'''[[National human rights institutions|National and sub-national human rights commissions]]''' have been established in a number of countries for the promotion and protection of their citizens' human rights, and most commissions are public bodies but with some degree of independence from the state. In other countries the [[ombudsman]] performs that role. The commissions below are state-sponsored except where indicated.
 
===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]]
|[http://www.chrajghana.org CHRAJ]
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|rowspan="2"|{{Flag icon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]
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|{{Flag icon|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]]
|Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zhrc.org.zw/|title=Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
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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 }}
|[http://www.bhrc-bd.org]
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|{{Flag icon|Fiji}} [[Fiji]]
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|{{Flag icon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
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|humanHuman rights complaints are referred here
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|rowspan="2"|{{Flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|[[National Human Rights Commission of India]]
|NGO
National official statutory body
[[Human Rights - Human Resource Development Organisation,Pune,India]]
 
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|[[Kashmir Human Rights Commission]]
|Was a state official body until replaced by NHRC.
|UK-based non-governmental organization
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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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|rowspan="78"|{{Flag icon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
|[[Canadian Human Rights Commission]]
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|[[Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission]]
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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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|rowspan="1213"|{{Flag icon|USA}} [[United States]]
|[https://www.ihrchq.org[Tom InternationalLantos Human Rights Commission]]
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|[[United States Commission on Civil Rights]]
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|[http://www.seattle.gov/humanrights Seattle Human Rights Commission]
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|[http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/humanrights Salem Oregon Human Rights & Relations Advisory Commission]
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|Numerous municipal "human relations commissions"
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|[[International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission]]
|US-based INGO
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