Barbados is laying the groundwork for its first Human Rights Commission, with commissioner Kerryann Ifill saying consultations are underway to ensure the body reflects Barbadian concerns.

The HRC aims to promote and uphold human rights and create legal and structural frameworks for national human rights protection.

Although she could not say when the commission would be fully established, Ifill, who was appointed to the post of Human Rights Commissioner last December, told Barbados TODAY that significant groundwork has already been completed.