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 commissions.
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
- ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
- Asian Human Rights Commission (non-governmental)
- Council of Europe (Europe)
- European Commission of Human Rights (1954 to 1998; defunct)
National or subnational bodies
National Human Rights Commissions have been established in a number of countries for the promotion and protection of their citizens' human rights.
- Australia
- Australian Human Rights 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)
- Ireland
- Irish Human Rights Commission
- 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
- Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
- Scottish Human Rights Commission