Members of the International Co-ordinating Committee of
National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.

2005-2006

Chairman:	Danish Institute for Human Rights Mr. Morten Kjaerum (Director General)  Strandgade 56 1401 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel:  +45 32 69 88 88         +45 32 69 88 59 (Birgit) Fax: +45 32 69 88 00 EM: center@humanrights.dk Website: http://www.humanrights.dk
Vice Chairman:		Comision Nacional de los Derechos Humanos Dr. José Luis Soberanes (President) Av. Periférico sur No.4118 Torre 1, Zafiro 2° Piso Col. Jardines Del Pedregal 01900 México D.F. Mexico Tel: 00 52 5135 0600 to 0613, ext. 3133 and 3108 Fax: 00 52 5135 0595 EM: ucg@cndh.org.mx or correo@fmdh.cndh.org.mx Website: http://www.cndh.org.mx
AFRICA
Malawi	Malawi Human Rights Commission Ms. Dorothy Nyasulu (Chairperson) HB House, Off Chilambula Road Opposite ADMARC Depot Lilongwe Old Town Postal address: Private Bag 378 Lilongwe 3, Malawi Tel: +265 1 750 900 Fax: +265 1 750 943   EM: mhrc@sndp.org.mw Website: http://wwwmalawihumanrightscommission.org
Morocco	Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme (CCDH) Driss Benzekri (Président)   Place Ach-houhada, BP 1341 10000 Rabat Morocco Tel: +212(0) 37 722 218 / 722 207 Fax: +212(0) 37 726 856 EM: ccdh@iam.net.ma Website: http://www.ccdh.org.ma
Nigeria(Regional Co-ordinator for the Committee)	Nigerian Human Rights Commission Mr. Bukhari Bello (Executive Secretary) Gidan Aisha Plot 800 Blantyre Street, Wuse II P.M.B. 444 Garki Abuja Nigeria Tel: +234 9 523 86 58 Fax: +234 9 523 86 57 EM: info@nigeriarights.org.ng Website: http://www.nigeriarights.org.ng
Rwanda	National Commission for Human Rights Ms. Zaïnabo Sylvie Kayitesi (Chairperson) District Kaccyyiru Mairie de la ville de Kigali P.O. Box 269 Kigali, Rwanda Tel: +250 58 40 25/32 Fax: +250 58 40 41 EM: cndh1@rwanda1.com Website: www.crdh.org
AMERICAS
Argentina	Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina Lic. Eduardo René Mondino (Defensor)   Montevideo 1244 Buenos Aires Capital Federal (1018) Argentina   Tel: 00 54 11 4819 1607 Fax: 00 54 11 4819 1608 EM: institucionales@defensor.gov.ar Website: http://www.defensor.gov.ar/
Canada (Regional Co-ordinator for the Committee)	Canadian Human Rights Commission Ms. Mary M. Gusella (Chief Commissioner) 344 Slater Street, 8th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E1 Canada Tel: 00 1 613 995 11 51 Fax: 00 1 613 996 96 61 EM: info.com@chrc-ccdp.ca Website: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/
Mexico	Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos Dr. José Luis Soberanes (President) Periférico sur No.4118  Torre 1, Zafiro 2° Piso  Col. Jardines Del Pedregal 01900 México D.F. Mexico Tel: 00 52 5135 0600 to 0613, ext. 3133 and 3108 Fax: 00 52 5135 0595 EM: sejec@cndh.org.mx Website: http://www.cndh.org.mx
Panama	Defensoria del Pueblo de la Republica de Panama Mr Juan Antonio Tejada Espino (Defensor)   Av. Nicanor de Obarrio (Calle 50) Edificio Don Camilo Ciudad Panama   Tel: +507 214 9835 Fax: +507 214 9839 EM: defensor@defensoriadelpueblo.gob.pa Website: http://www.defensoriadelpueblo.gob.pa
ASIA/PACIFIC
Fiji	Fiji Human Rights Commission Mr. Walter Rigamoto (Chairperson) Level 2, Civic Towers Victoria Parade GPO Box 982 Suva Fiji Islands   Tel: 00 679 308 577 Fax: 00 679 308 661 EM: info@humanrights.org.fj Website: www.humanrights.org.fj
Nepal	National Human Rights Commission of Nepal Right Honorable Mr. Nayan Bahadur Khatri (Chairperson) Harihar Bhawan Pulchowk, Lalitpur PO Box 3802 Kathmandu Nepal Tel: ++977 1 547 975 Fax: ++977 1 547 973 EM: nhrc@nhrcnepal.org Website: www.nhrcnepal.org
The Philippines	Philippines Human Rights Commission Ms. Purificacion Valera (Chairperson) State Accounting Building Commonwealth Avenue UP Complex, Diliman 1104  Quezon City  Philippines Tel: 00 63 2 928 57 92 or 928 56 55 Fax: 00 63 2 929 01 02 EM apnr@compass.com.ph Website: http://www.chr.gov.ph
Republic of Korea (Regional Co-ordinator for the Committee)	National Human Rights Commission Mr. Young-hoang Cho ( President)   #16 Euljiro 1-ga Jung-Gu Seoul, 100-842   Tel: +82 2 2125 9700/9661 Fax: +82 2 2125 9666 EM:  nhrc@humanrights.go.kr Website: www.humanrights.go.kr
EUROPE
Denmark	Danish Institute for Human Rights Mr. Morten Kjaerum (Director General) Strandgade 56 1401 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel: 00 45 32 69 88 88 Fax: 00 45 32 69 88 00 EM: mok@humanrights.dk Website: http://www.humanrights.dk
France (Regional Co-ordinator for the Committee)	Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme Mr. Joël Thoraval (Président) 35, rue Saint-Dominique 75007 Paris France Tel: 00 33 1 42 75 77 06 / 77 13 Fax: 00 33 1 42 75 77 14 EM: michel.forst@cncdh.pm.gouv.fr Website: http://www.commission-droits-homme.fr/
Greece	Greek National Commission for Human Rights Ms. Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos (Commissioner) Neofytou Vamva 6, GR 106 74 Athens Greece Tel: 00 30 210 72 33 221 Fax: 00 30 210 72 33 217 EM: info@nchr.gr Website: http://www.nchr.gr
Ireland	Irish Human Rights Commission Dr. Maurice Manning (President) 4th floor, Jervis House, Jervis Street Dublin 1, Ireland  Tel: +353 1 8589601 Fax: +353 1 8589609 EM:  info@ihrc.ie Website:  www.ihrc.ie