A List of Institutions of National Human Rights Organizations

CountriesNational Human Rights Organizationsestablishedlaw against racism, basis lawWebsite
(Asia/Pacific)
AustraliaHuman Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission1986Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Acthttp://www.apf.hreoc.gov.au
IndiaNational Human Rights Commission1993The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993http://www.nhrc.nic.in
IndonasiaNational Human Rights Commission1993
http://www.komnas.go.id
New ZealandHuman Rights Commission1977The Human Rights Acthttp://www.hrc.co.nz
PhilippinesHuman Rights Commission1987Constitution xiii-17http://www.codewan.com.ph/hrnow
Sri LankaHuman Rights Commission1997
sechrc@sltnet.lk
FujiHuman Rights Commission1999
info@humanrights.org.fj
NepalNational Human Rights Commission

nhrc@ntc.net.np
MalaysiaHuman Rights Commission2000
http://www.humanrights.com.my/
BahrainHuman Rights Commission


KoreaHuman Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission Act, 2000
Japan



(Europe)
FranceCommission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme1993
http://www.commission-droits-homme.fr/index.htm
the United KingdomCommission for Racial Equality1976Race Relations (Amendment) Act 1976http://www.cre.gov.uk/index.html
SwedenParliamenty Justice Ombudsman1809governmental charter xii-6, 1974, Diet law
directive law for diet ombudsman
administirative direction for diet ombudsmans' office
Netherlandsthe Equal Treatment Commission1994The Equal Treatment Acthttp://www.cgb.nl/
Northern IrelandHuman Rights Commission1998
http://www.nihrc.org/
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHuman Rights Ombudsman1994
http://www.bihfedomb.org/
ItalyNational Committee for Human Rights


(America)
the United StatesEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)1965Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964http://www.eeoc.gov/
the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)http://www.cchr.org/lndex.htm
MexicoCommission on Human Rights

http://www.cndh.org.mx/
CanadaHuman Rights Commission1978The Canadian human Rights Acthttp://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/
ArgentinaDefensor del Pueblo

http://www.defensor.gov.ar/
(Africa)
MalawiHuman Rights Commission1995

Ghana Human Rights Commission


http://www.ghana.gov.gh/
MoroccoConsultative Council on Human Rights


UgandaHuman Rights Commission


South AfricaHuman Rights Commission1994

NigeriaNational Human Rights Commission



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