Human Rights
Country | Chamber | Structure of parliament | Chamber type | Name | Themes | Number of chairs | Chair(s) aged 45 or below | Sex of chair(s) |
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Afghanistan | House of the People (Suspended) | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Afghanistan | House of Elders (Suspended) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Albania | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Algeria | National People's Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Legal, Administrative Affairs and Liberties | Human rights | 1 | ||
Algeria | Council of the Nation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on legal, administrative, human rights, local organization, regional planning and territorial division | Human rights | 1 | ||
Andorra | General Council | Unicameral | Committee on Justice, Internal and Institutional Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Angola | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights, Citizenship, and the Environment | Human rights | 1 | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Guarantees | Human rights | - | ||
Argentina | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Guarantees | Human rights | - | ||
Armenia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Australia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Australia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Austria | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Austria | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Unicameral | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Bahamas | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Bahamas | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Parliamentary Committee on Human Right | Human rights | - | ||
Bahrain | Shura Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Bangladesh | Parliament | Unicameral | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Barbados | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Belarus | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Commission on Human Rights, National Relations and Mass Media | Human rights | 1 | ||
Belarus | Council of the Republic | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Belgium | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Belgium | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Belize | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Belize | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Benin | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Laws, Administration and Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
Bhutan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee | Human rights, Foreign affairs | 1 | ||
Bhutan | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Constitutional, Human Rights, Legislative and Electoral System Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Botswana | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Minorities | Human rights | 1 | ||
Brazil | Federal Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation | Human rights | 1 | ||
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Bulgaria | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Religions and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on General, Institutional and Human Rights Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Burundi | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Burundi | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Institutional, Legal and Fundamental Freedoms | Human rights | 1 | ||
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Human Rights, Security and State Reform | Human rights | 1 | |||
Cambodia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights, Complaints, and Investigation | Human rights | 1 | ||
Cambodia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Commission | Human rights | - | ||
Cameroon | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on constitutional laws, human rights and freedoms, justice, legislation and standing orders, and administration | Human rights | 1 | ||
Cameroon | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | - | ||
Canada | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Subcommittee on International Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Canada | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Canada | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Central African Republic | National Assembly | Unicameral | Judicial Democracy Institution | Human rights | - | |||
Chad | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | General Policy, Laws, Institutions, Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Commission | Human rights | 1 | |||
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples | Human rights | 1 | ||
Chile | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights, Nationality and Citizenship | Human rights | 1 | ||
China | National People's Congress | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Colombia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Hearings | Human rights | 1 | ||
Colombia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Hearings | Human rights | 1 | ||
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Religion, and Public Administration | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | |||
Congo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Legal Affairs Committee | Human rights | - | ||
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Special Permanent Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on General and Institutional Affairs | Human rights | 1 | ||
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human and National Minority Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Cyprus | House of Representatives | Unicameral | House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women | Human rights | 1 | |||
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Petitions | Human rights | 1 | ||
Czechia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions | Human rights | 1 | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | - | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Political, administrative, legal and human rights committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Djibouti | National Assembly | Unicameral | Parliamentary Committee on Legislation | Human rights | 1 | |||
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Dominican Republic | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Permanent Commission on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Ecuador | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission of Constitutional Guarantees, Human Rights, Collective Rights and Interculturality | Human rights | 1 | |||
Egypt | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Justice and Human Rights Commission | Human rights | - | |||
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Human Rights Committee | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Eswatini | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Eswatini | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Legal, Justice and Democracy Affairs | Human rights | 1 | ||
Ethiopia | House of the Federation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Fiji | Parliament | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Finland | Parliament | Unicameral | Constitutional Law Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
France | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
France | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Constitutional Law, Legislation, Universal Suffrage, Regulation and General Administration | Human rights | 1 | ||
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Law, Administrative Affairs and Human Rights Commission | Human rights | 1 | ||
Gabon | Transitional Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Human Rights Law | Human rights | - | ||
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters | Human rights | 1 | |||
Georgia | Parliament | Unicameral | Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Germany | German Bundestag | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid | Human rights | 1 | ||
Germany | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Unicameral | Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Grenada | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Grenada | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Unicameral | Human Rights Commission of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala | Human rights | - | |||
Guinea | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | The Reconciliation, Human Rights, Justice, Communication, and Information Commission | Human rights | - | |||
Guyana | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Honduras | National Congress | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Hungary | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Justice | Human rights | 1 | |||
Iceland | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
India | House of the People | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
India | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice | Human rights | - | ||
Indonesia | House of Representatives | Unicameral | Commission III on Law and Legislation, Human Rights, and Security Affairs | Human rights | - | |||
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Unicameral | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | - | |||
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Unicameral | The Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Ireland | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Ireland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Israel | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Italy | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Jamaica | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Jamaica | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Japan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Judicial Affairs | Human rights | 1 | ||
Japan | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Judicial Affairs | Human rights | 1 | ||
Jordan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Public Freedom and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Jordan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Freedom and Citizens Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform | Human rights | 1 | ||
Kazakhstan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Constitutional Legislation, the Judiciary System and Law Enforcement Agencies | Human rights | 1 | ||
Kenya | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Legal Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Kenya | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Kiribati | House of Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Kuwait | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee for the Defense of Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Legislation, State Structure, Judicial and Legal Issues and Regulations of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic | Human rights | - | |||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Latvia | Parliament | Unicameral | Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Lebanon | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee of Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Lesotho | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on the Law and Public Safety Cluster | Human rights | 1 | ||
Lesotho | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Liberia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human and Civil Rights | Human rights | - | ||
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | - | ||
Libya | House of Representatives | Unicameral | Public Freedoms and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Liechtenstein | Diet | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Lithuania | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Unicameral | Commission on Justice | Human rights | 1 | |||
Madagascar | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Population and Social Protection | Human rights | 1 | ||
Madagascar | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Malawi | National Assembly | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Legal Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Malaysia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform | Human rights | 1 | ||
Malaysia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Maldives | People's Majlis | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Mali | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | Committee on Laws, Constitution, Legislation, Justice and the Institutions of the Republic | Human rights | - | |||
Malta | House of Representatives | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Marshall Islands | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Mauritania | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Mauritius | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Mexico | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Monaco | National Council | Unicameral | Legislation Commission | Human rights | 1 | |||
Mongolia | State Great Hural | Unicameral | Sub-Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
Montenegro | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms | Human rights | - | |||
Morocco | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Morocco | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Justice, Legislation and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Human Rights and Legality | Human rights | 1 | |||
Myanmar | House of Representatives (Suspended) | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Myanmar | House of Nationalities (Suspended) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Namibia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs | Human rights | 1 | ||
Namibia | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Nauru | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Nepal | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Nepal | National Assembly | Bicameral | Upper chamber | National Concerns and Coordination Committee | Foreign affairs, Human rights | - | ||
Netherlands | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Netherlands | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
New Zealand | House of Representatives | Unicameral | Justice committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Nicaragua | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission for Peace, Defense, Governance and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Niger | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on General and Institutional Affairs (CAGI) | Human rights | 1 | |||
Nigeria | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Nigeria | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on the Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters | Human rights | 1 | ||
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Standing Inquiry Committee for Protection of Civil Freedoms and Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Norway | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Justice | Human rights | 1 | |||
Oman | Shura Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Oman | State Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Pakistan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | - | ||
Pakistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | - | ||
Palau | House of Delegates | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Judiciary, Governmental Affairs and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Palau | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Panama | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Government, Justice and Constitutional Affairs | Human rights | 1 | |||
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Paraguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Peru | Congress of the Republic | Unicameral | Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Philippines | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Philippines | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Poland | Sejm | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Poland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights, Rule of Law and Petitions Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees | Human rights | - | |||
Qatar | Shura Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee for Human Rights and Inter-ethnic Relations | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | |||
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities' Issues | Human rights | 1 | ||
Romania | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Russian Federation | State Duma | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Russian Federation | Council of the Federation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building | Human rights | 1 | ||
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Human Rights and the Fight Against Genocide | Human rights | - | ||
Rwanda | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Social Affairs and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Saint Lucia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
San Marino | Great and General Council | Unicameral | Permanent Council Commission for Constitutional and Institutional Affairs, Public Administration, Internal Affairs, Civil Protection, Relations with the Castle Councils, Justice, Education, Culture, Cultural Heritage, University and Scientific Research | Human rights | 1 | |||
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Unicameral | Permanent Specialized Commission on Citizenship, Diaspora and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights and Control Commissions | Human rights | - | |||
Senegal | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Laws, Decentralization, Labour and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Serbia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Working body under Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Seychelles | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Sierra Leone | Parliament | Unicameral | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
Singapore | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Slovakia | National Council | Unicameral | Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights and National Minorities | Human rights | 1 | |||
Slovenia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities | Human rights | 1 | ||
Slovenia | National Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Somalia | House of the People | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights, Women and Humanitarian Affairs | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
Somalia | Upper House | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | - | ||
South Africa | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on Social Development | Human rights | 1 | ||
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Select Committee on Security and Justice (Police, Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services, Defence and Military Veterans, Home Affairs, and International Relations and Co-operations) | Defence, Foreign affairs, Human rights | 1 | ||
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Foreign Affairs, Defence and Human Rights Committee | Foreign affairs, Defence, Human rights | - | ||
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies | Human rights | 1 | ||
Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for comprehensive disability policies | Human rights | 1 | ||
Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Comprehensive Disability Policies | Human rights | 1 | ||
Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Constitutional Commission of the Senate | Human rights | 1 | ||
Sri Lanka | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Suriname | National Assembly | Unicameral | Human Rights Commission | Human rights | 1 | |||
Sweden | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on the Constitution | Human rights | 1 | |||
Switzerland | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the National Council | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | ||
Switzerland | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Political Institutions Committee (PIC) | Human rights | 1 | ||
Switzerland | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Political Institutions Committee | Human rights | 1 | ||
Switzerland | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the Council of States | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Public Freedoms and Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Legislation and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Thailand | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | The Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
Thailand | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, Rights, Liberties and Consumer Protection | Human rights | 1 | ||
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Affairs, Constitution and Justice | Human rights | 1 | |||
Togo | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | - | |||
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee | Foreign affairs, Defence, Human rights | 1 | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 | ||
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Rights and Liberties | Human rights | 1 | ||
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights Inquiry | Human rights | 1 | |||
Turkmenistan | Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on protection of human rights and freedoms | Human rights | 1 | |||
Turkmenistan | People’s Council (Suspended) | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Uganda | Parliament | Unicameral | Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | |||
Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk, Luhansk Regions and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations | Human rights | 1 | |||
Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Sub-committee of the Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee on Ukraine’s Compliance with International Commitments on Human Rights Protection and Gender Policy | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 | |||
Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy | Human rights | - | |||
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
United Kingdom | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
United Kingdom | House of Lords | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 | ||
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Unicameral | Governance, Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 | |||
United States of America | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission | Human rights | 2 | ||
United States of America | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Foreign Affairs, sub-committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights & International Organizations | Human rights, Gender equality | 2 | ||
United States of America | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Sub-committee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues under the Foreign Relations Committee | Human rights, Gender equality | 2 | ||
Uruguay | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Commission | Human rights | - | ||
Uruguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Parliamentary Commission on Follow-up and Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations | Human rights | 1 | ||
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Democratic Institutions, NGOs and Civil Society | Human rights | 1 | ||
Uzbekistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Parliamentary Commission on Follow-up and Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations | Human rights | 1 | ||
Vanuatu | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Viet Nam | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
Zambia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights, and Governance | Human rights | 1 | |||
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Human rights | - | ||
Zimbabwe | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Thematic Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | - |