99 ANNEXES OSCE participating State NHRI 15 Germany German Institute for Human Rights 16 Greece Greek National Commission for Human Rights 17 Hungary Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights of Hungary 18 Iceland Parliamentary Ombudsman of Iceland 19 Ireland Irish Human Rights Commission 20 Kazakhstan Commissioner for Human Rights 21 Kyrgyzstan Ombudsman 22 Latvia Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia 23 Lithuania The Seimas Ombudsmen‘s Office of the Republic of Lithuania 24 Luxembourg Consultative Commission on Human Rights 25 Moldova Centre for Human Rights 26 Montenegro Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms 27 Netherlands Dutch Equal Treatment Commission 28 Norway Norwegian Centre for Human Rights 29 Poland Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Poland 30 Portugal Ombudsman 31 Romania Romanian Institute for Human Rights 32 Serbia Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia 33 Spain Ombudsman 34 Sweden Equality Ombudsman 35 Switzerland Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights52 36 Tajikistan Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) 37 Ukraine Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights 38 United Kingdom Equality and Human Rights Commission 52 The Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights (SCHR) is not an NHRI according to the Paris Principles, but a pilot project launched by the Swiss government to strengthen Switzerland’s capacities with regard to the implementation of human rights obligations. The SCHR’s legal basis is not a law but an agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the universities involved in the project (the so-called Framework agreement).