Network of National Institutions in the Americas

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