title: Network of National Institutions in the Americas
text: # Network of National Institutions in the Americas
  
  The Network of National Institutions in the Americas is one of four regional groups of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC). The Americas group, which largely consists of ombudsman agencies rather than multi-member human rights commissions, is currently chaired by the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, which represents the region on the ICC Bureau.
  
  ## Members
  
  The full members of the Network are those national institutions deemed by the ICC to be fully compliant with the Paris Principles, so accredited with "A status":
  
  ### Argentina
  
      Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación Argentina (Ombudsman)
  
  ### Bolivia
  
      Defensor del Pueblo
  
  ### Canada
  
      Canadian Human Rights Commission
  
  ### Colombia
  
      Ombudsman's Office of Colombia
  
  ### Costa Rica
  
      Defensoria de los Habitantes
  
  ### Ecuador
  
      Defensor del Pueblo de la República de Ecuador
  
  ### El Salvador
  
      Procuraduría de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (El Salvador)
  
  ### Guatemala
  
      Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (Guatemala)
  
  ### Honduras
  
      Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (Honduras)
  
  ### Mexico
  
      National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)
  
  ### Nicaragua
  
      Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua
  
  ### Panama
  
      Defensoría del Pueblo de la República de Panamá
  
  ### Paraguay
  
      Defensoría del Pueblo de la República del Paraguay
  
  ### Peru
  
      Defensoría del Pueblo - Ombudsman (Peru)
  
  ### Venezuela
  
      Defensoría del Pueblo
  
  ## Other human rights institutions in the Americas
  
  The following institutions are not "A" accredited by the ICC but are potentially eligible for consideration (except, under current ICC rules, Puerto Rico). Some participate alongside Network members in regional events, particularly those organized through the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO).
  
  ### Antigua and Barbuda
  
      Office of the Ombudsman
  
  ### Barbados
  
      Office of the Ombudsman (Barbados)
  
  ### Belize
  
      Office of the Ombudsman (Belize)
  
  ### Guyana
  
      Office of the Ombudsman (Guyana)
  
  ### Haiti
  
      Office de la Protection du Citoyen
  
  ### Jamaica
  
      Office of the Public Defender (Jamaica)
  
  ### Puerto Rico
  
      Oficina del Procurador del Ciudadano
  
  ### Saint Lucia
  
      Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner (St Lucia)
  
  ### Trinidad and Tobago
  
      Office of the Ombudsman of Trinidad and Tobago
  