List of human rights articles by country

The following is a list of articles on the human rights records of the countries of the world.

Africa

Citizens of the African nations are provided supranational human rights protection by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is a quasi-judicial body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and collective rights throughout the African continent as well as interpreting the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and considering individual complaints of...

Network of African National Human Rights Institutions

The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions is one of four regional groupings within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs...

America

Citizens of the American nations enjoy varying degrees of supranational human rights protection from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States .Along with the...

and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it makes up the human rights protection system of the Organization of American States , which serves to uphold and...

Asia and Oceania

See also the Asia Pacific Forum
Asia Pacific Forum
The Asia Pacific Forum is one of four regional networks of national human rights institutions within the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs...

of National Human Rights Institutions and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights was inaugurated in September 2009 as a consultative body of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

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Europe

The most powerful human rights organization is the European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...

, which is the only international court with jurisdiction to deal with cases brought by individuals (not states). See also European Group of National Human Rights Institutions

European Group of National Human Rights Institutions

The European Group of NHRIs is one of four regional networks of national human rights institutions within the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs...