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A national human rights institution (NHRI) is an independent state-based institution with the responsibility to broadly protect and promote human rights in a given country.
In the United States, human rights consists of a series of rights which are legally protected by the Constitution of the United States (particularly by the Bill of Rights), [1] [2] state constitutions, treaty and customary international law, legislation enacted by Congress and state legislatures, and state referendums and citizen's initiatives.
International Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance; International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (federation of 15 other human rights organizations not included in this list; now bankrupt due to fraud) International Human Rights Arts Movement; International Institute of Human Rights; International League for Human Rights
Nonetheless, human rights remain a central focus in international relations and legal frameworks, supported by institutions such as the United Nations, various non-governmental organizations, and national bodies dedicated to monitoring and enforcing human rights standards worldwide.
The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI; known until 2016 as the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions or International Coordinating Committee, abbreviated ICC) is a global network of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) which coordinates the relationship between NHRIs and the United Nations human rights system, and is unique ...
The Network of National Institutions in the Americas is one of four regional groups of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC).
A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights.. The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as national human rights institutions or (usually temporary) truth and reconciliation commissions.
National human rights institutions (NHRIs) are administrative bodies set up to protect and/or monitor human rights in individual countries. There are some 110 such bodies, not all compliant with the United Nations standards set out in the 1993 Paris Principles.