The Network of National Institutions in the Americas is one of four regional groups of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC). The Americas group, which largely consists of ombudsman agencies rather than multi-member human rights commissions, is currently chaired by the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, which represents the region on the ICC Bureau.
The full members of the Network are those national institutions deemed by the ICC to be fully compliant with the Paris Principles, so accredited with "A status":
ArgentinaDefensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina (Ombudsman)
BoliviaDefensor del Pueblo
CanadaCanadian Human Rights CommissionColombiaOmbudsman's Office of ColombiaCosta RicaDefensoria de los Habitantes
EcuadorDefensor del Pueblo de la República de Ecuador
El SalvadorProcuraduría de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (El Salvador)
GuatemalaProcurador de los Derechos Humanos (Guatemala)
HondurasComisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (Honduras)
MexicoNational Human Rights Commission (Mexico)
NicaraguaProcuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua
PanamaDefensoría del Pueblo de la República de Panamá
ParaguayDefensoría del Pueblo de la República del Paraguay
PeruDefensoría del Pueblo - Ombudsman (Peru)
VenezuelaDefensoría del Pueblo
The following institutions are not "A" accredited by the ICC but are potentially eligible for consideration (except, under current ICC rules, Puerto Rico). Some participate alongside Network members in regional events, particularly those organized through the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO).
Antigua and BarbudaOffice of the OmbudsmanBarbadosOffice of the Ombudsman (Barbados)
BelizeOffice of the Ombudsman (Belize)
GuyanaOffice of the Ombudsman (Guyana)
HaitiOffice de la Protection du Citoyen
JamaicaOffice of the Public Defender (Jamaica)
Puerto RicoOficina del Procurador del Ciudadano
Saint LuciaOffice of the Parliamentary Commissioner (St Lucia)
Trinidad and TobagoOffice of the Ombudsman of Trinidad and Tobago
