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). The Americas group, which largely consists of ombudsman agencies rather than multi-member human rights commissions, is currently chaired by the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, which represents the region on the ICC Bureau.
Members
The full members of the Network are those national institutions deemed by the ICC to be fully compliant with the Paris Principles, so accredited with "A status":
Argentina
Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina (Ombudsman) Bolivia Defensor del Pueblo Canada Canadian Human Rights Commission Colombia Ombudsman's Office of Colombia Costa Rica Defensoria de los Habitantes Ecuador Defensor del Pueblo de la República de Ecuador El Salvador Procuraduría de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (El Salvador) Guatemala Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (Guatemala) Honduras Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (Honduras) Mexico National Human Rights Commission (Mexico) Nicaragua Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua Panama Defensoría del Pueblo de la República de Panamá Paraguay Defensoría del Pueblo de la República del Paraguay Peru Defensoría del Pueblo - Ombudsman (Peru) Venezuela Defensoría del Pueblo
Other human rights institutions in the Americas
The following institutions are not "A" accredited by the ICC but are potentially eligible for consideration (except, under current ICC rules, Puerto Rico). Some participate alongside Network members in regional events, particularly those organized through the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO).
Antigua and Barbuda
Office of the Ombudsman
Barbados
Office of the Ombudsman (Barbados) Belize Office of the Ombudsman (Belize) Guyana Office of the Ombudsman (Guyana) Haiti Office de la Protection du Citoyen Jamaica Office of the Public Defender (Jamaica) Puerto Rico Oficina del Procurador del Ciudadano Saint Lucia Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner (St Lucia) Trinidad and Tobago Office of the Ombudsman of Trinidad and Tobago
See also
Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) European Group of National Human Rights Institutions Human rights International Co-ordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions List of human rights articles by country Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI)