Source of ratings: Freedom House, “Freedom in the World 2006,” Annual Global Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Executive Summary: As demonstrated by the chart below, the 2006 Commission on Human Rights is comprised of 13 members who are only Partly Free, 16 members who are Not Free at all, making a total of 29 members — 55% of the Commission — who fail to meet accepted democratic standards.
| Country (expiry of 3-year term) | Freedom Rating |
| 1. Argentina (2008) | Free |
| 2. Australia (2008) | Free |
| 3. Austria (2008) | Free |
| 4. Botswana (2008) | Free |
| 5. Brazil (2008) | Free |
| 6. Canada (2007) | Free |
| 7. Costa Rica (2006) | Free |
| 8. Dominican Republic (2006) | Free |
| 9. Finland (2007) | Free |
| 10. France (2007) | Free |
| 11. Germany (2008) | Free |
| 12. Hungary (2006) | Free |
| 13. India (2006) | Free |
| 14. Indonesia (2006) | Free |
| 15. Italy (2006) | Free |
| 16. Japan (2008) | Free |
| 17. Mexico (2007) | Free |
| 18. Netherlands (2006) | Free |
| 19. Peru (2006) | Free |
| 20. Republic of Korea (2007) | Free |
| 21. Romania (2007) | Free |
| 22. South Africa (2006) | Free |
| 23. United Kingdom (2006) | Free |
| 24. U.S.A. (2008) | Free |
| 25. Azerbaijan (2008) | Not Free |
| 26. Bhutan (2006) | Not Free |
| 27. Cameroon (2008) | Not Free |
| 28. China (2008) | Not Free |
| 29. Cuba (2006) | Not Free |
| 30. Egypt (2006) | Not Free |
| 31. Eritrea (2006) | Not Free |
| 32. Guinea (2007) | Not Free |
| 33. Nepal (2006) | Not Free |
| 34. Pakistan (2007) | Not Free |
| 35. Qatar (2006) | Not Free |
| 36. Russia (2006) | Not Free |
| 37. Saudi Arabia (2006) | Not Free |
| 38. Sudan (2007) | Not Free |
| 39. Togo (2007) | Not Free |
| 40. Zimbabwe (2008) | Not Free |
| 41. Armenia (2007) | Partly Free |
| 42. Bangladesh (2008) | Partly Free |
| 43. Congo (2006) | Partly Free |
| 44. Ecuador (2007) | Partly Free |
| 45. Ethiopia (2006) | Partly Free |
| 46. Guatemala (2006) | Partly Free |
| 47. Honduras (2006) | Partly Free |
| 48. Kenya (2007) | Partly Free |
| 49. Malaysia (2007) | Partly Free |
| 50. Mauritania (2006) | Partly Free |
| 51. Morocco (2008) | Partly Free |
| 52. Nigeria (2006) | Partly Free |
| 53. Venezuela (2008) | Partly Free |
