A/HRC/23/28 National institution Status Year reviewed Russian Federation: Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation A 2000 – B 2001 – B November 2008 Scotland (United Kingdom): Scottish Human Rights Commission A November 2009: deferral to March 2010 March 2010 Serbia: Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia A March 2010 Spain: El Defensor del Pueblo A 2000 October 2007 November 2012 Ukraine: Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights A 2008 – B March 2009 – A Status Year reviewed Bangladesh: National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh B May 2011 Sri Lanka: Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka B 2000 “A” status placed under review March 2007 October 2007 Reviewed in March 2009 Maldives: Human Rights Commission B April 2008 March 2010 Algeria: Commission nationale des droits de l’homme B 2000 – A(R) 2002 – A(R) 2003 – A Placed under review – April 2008 2009 – B March 2010: deferral to October 2010 October 2010 – B Chad: Commission nationale des droits de l’homme B 2000 – A(R) 2001 – A(R) 2003 – A(R) November 2009 – (B) “B” status institutions (24) National institution Asia and the Pacific Africa 15