Human Rights
This page lists: parliamentary committees and bodies that either have “human rights” (or similar terms) in their titles, or have an official mandate to address human rights issues; and data on the sex and age of committee Chairs. Click on hyperlinks in the table below for more details.
| 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 | Commission on Human Rights and Public Media | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Algeria | National People's Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Legal, Administrative Affairs and Liberties | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Algeria | Council of the Nation | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on legal, administrative, human rights, local organization, regional planning and territorial division | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Andorra | General Council | Unicameral | Committee on Justice, Internal and Institutional Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Angola | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights, Citizenship, and the Environment | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Australia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Australia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Austria | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Austria | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Unicameral | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Bahrain | Shura Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Bangladesh | Parliament | Unicameral | Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Human rights | - | |||
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | Institutional Affairs Commission | Human rights, Foreign affairs | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Belize | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Health and Human Development Committee, including Rural Development and Culture | Youth, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Belize | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Benin | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Laws, Administration and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Bhutan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee | Human rights, Foreign affairs | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Constitutional, Human Rights, Legislative and Electoral System Commission | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Brazil | Federal Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Human Rights and Participatory Legislation | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Religions and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on General, Institutional and Human Rights Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Burundi | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Burundi | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Institutional, Legal and Fundamental Freedoms | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Human Rights, Security and State Reform | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Cambodia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights, Complaints, and Investigation | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | - | ||
| Cameroon | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Canada | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Subcommittee on International Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Canada | House of Commons | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Canada | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | Unicameral | Judicial Democracy Institution | Human rights | - | |||
| Chad | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | General Policy, Fundamental Institutions and Freedoms Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples | Human rights | - | ||
| Chile | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights, Nationality and Citizenship | Human rights | - | ||
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Colombia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Hearings | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Religion, and Public Administration | Human rights, Gender equality | - | |||
| Congo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Legal and Administrative Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Special Permanent Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on General and Institutional Affairs | Human rights | - | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human and National Minority Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Petitions | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Czechia | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Political, administrative, legal and human rights committee | Human rights, Gender equality, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Djibouti | National Assembly | Unicameral | Parliamentary Committee on Legislation | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Dominican Republic | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Permanent Commission on Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission of Constitutional Guarantees, Human Rights, Collective Rights and Interculturality | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Egypt | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | 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 | |||
| Eritrea | National Assembly | Unicameral | 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Eswatini | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Legal and Justice Affairs Committee | Human rights | 2 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Finland | Parliament | Unicameral | Constitutional Law Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Gabon | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Law, Administrative Affairs and Human Rights Commission | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Gabon | 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Georgia | Parliament | Unicameral | Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Germany | German Bundestag | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Germany | Federal Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Ghana | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Unicameral | Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights | Gender equality, Human rights, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 | - | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | Transitional National Council | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Guyana | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Honduras | National Congress | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Hungary | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Justice | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Iceland | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Judicial Affairs and Education | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Unicameral | Human Rights sub-committee of the National Security and Foreign Policy committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | Unicameral | The Human Rights Committee | Human rights | - | |||
| Ireland | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Ireland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Japan | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Judicial Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Public Freedom and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Jordan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Freedom and Citizens Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Kazakhstan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Constitutional Legislation, the Judiciary System and Law Enforcement Agencies | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Kenya | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Legal Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Kenya | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | 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 | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Lebanon | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee of Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Lesotho | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on the Law and Public Safety Cluster | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| 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 | - | |||
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Lithuania | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Unicameral | Commission on Justice | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Madagascar | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Population and Social Protection | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Madagascar | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Malawi | National Assembly | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Legal Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Malaysia | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reform | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | ||||
| Mauritius | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Mexico | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Monaco | National Council | Unicameral | Legislation Commission | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Unicameral | Standing Committee on Justice | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Montenegro | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Morocco | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Morocco | House of Councillors | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Justice, Legislation and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Human Rights and Legality | Human rights | - | |||
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Nepal | National Assembly | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission for Peace, Defense, Governance and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Niger | Advisory Council for the Refoundation | Unicameral | Committee on General and Institutional Affairs (CAGI) | Human rights | - | |||
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Nigeria | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on the Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Standing Inquiry Committee for Protection of Civil Freedoms and Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Norway | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Justice | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| 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 | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Pakistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Palau | House of Delegates | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Judiciary, Governmental Affairs and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Palau | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Panama | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Government, Justice and Constitutional Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Paraguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission for Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Unicameral | Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Philippines | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Philippines | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Poland | Sejm | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Justice and Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Poland | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Human Rights, Rule of Law and Petitions Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Unicameral | Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities' Issues | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Romania | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities | Human rights, Gender equality | - | ||
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Unity, Human Rights and the Fight Against Genocide | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Rwanda | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Social Affairs and Human Rights | Human rights, Gender equality, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | No specialized body | 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, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Unicameral | Permanent Specialized Commission on Citizenship, Diaspora and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Senegal | National Assembly | Unicameral | Commission on Laws, Decentralization, Labour and Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Serbia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Working body under Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Seychelles | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Unicameral | Human Rights Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| Slovenia | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Somalia | Upper House | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Judiciary, Religious Affairs and Endowments, Human Rights, Women and Children Committee | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| South Africa | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on Social Development | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission for comprehensive disability policies | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee for Comprehensive Disability Policies | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Spain | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Constitutional Commission of the Senate | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Sudan | National Assembly (Suspended) | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Sudan | Council of States (Suspended) | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Suriname | National Assembly | Unicameral | Human Rights Commission | Human rights | - | |||
| Sweden | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on the Constitution | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Switzerland | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the National Council | Gender equality, Human rights, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Switzerland | National Council | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Political Institutions Committee (PIC) | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Switzerland | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Science, Education and Culture Committee of the Council of States | Human rights, Gender equality, Youth | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Switzerland | Council of States | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Political Institutions Committee | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 | - | ||
| Tajikistan | National Assembly | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Committee on Ensuring Constitutional Foundations, Human and Citizen Rights and Freedoms, and the Rule of Law | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | The Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights | Human rights | - | ||
| Thailand | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, Rights, Liberties and Consumer Protection | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Affairs, Constitution and Justice | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Togo | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Commission on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Unicameral | Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee | Foreign affairs, Defence, Human rights | - | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee for Human Rights, Equality and Diversity | Human rights, Gender equality | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: Not known. |
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| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Committee on Rights and Liberties | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Tunisia | National Council of Regions and Districts | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Unicameral | Committee on Human Rights Inquiry | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Turkmenistan | Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on protection of human rights and freedoms | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Turkmenistan | People’s Council (Suspended) | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Uganda | Parliament | Unicameral | Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Ukraine | Parliament | Unicameral | Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
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| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| United Kingdom | House of Lords | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | Unicameral | Governance, Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee | Human rights | - | |||
| United States of America | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission | Human rights | 2 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| 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 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No.Chair 2: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Standing Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: Yes. |
| Uruguay | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Commission on Human Rights and Gender Equity | Gender equality, Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Female. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Uzbekistan | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Unicameral | No specialized body | Human rights | ||||
| Yemen | House of Representatives | Bicameral | Lower chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Yemen | Shura Council | Bicameral | Upper chamber | No specialized body | Human rights | |||
| Zambia | National Assembly | Unicameral | Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights, and Governance | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
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| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | Bicameral | Lower chamber | Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
| Zimbabwe | Senate | Bicameral | Upper chamber | Thematic Committee on Human Rights | Human rights | 1 |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |
Chair 1: Sex of the chair: Male. Chair is 45 or under: No. |