Network of National Institutions in the Americas
# 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
