Government and Intergovernmental Human Rights Bodies
UN, regional and national bodies that monitor human rights, hear complaints and rule on violations. What each one covers and where to send a case.
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Gambia · Banjul
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, or ACHPR, is a quasi-judicial body of the African Union.
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
Indonesia · Jakarta
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, known as AICHR, is a human rights body of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Morocco
The National Human Rights Council is a national institution for the protection and promotion of human rights in Morocco.
National Council for Human Rights
Egypt
The National Council for Human Rights, or NCHR, is Egypt's national human rights institution.
Switzerland · Geneva
The Committee against Torture is a United Nations human rights treaty body.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Switzerland · Geneva
CEDAW is a United Nations body of independent experts on women's rights, monitoring a global anti-discrimination treaty.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Switzerland · Geneva
CERD is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Switzerland · Geneva
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is a United Nations human rights treaty body made up of 18 independent experts.
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
France
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent, non-judicial institution of the Council of Europe.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
France
The CPT is the Council of Europe's committee against torture and inhuman treatment in places of detention.