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National Human Rights Bodies
- English
(1) There shall be a National Human Rights Commission of Nepal, consisting of a Chairperson and four other members.
(2) The President shall, on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, appoint the Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission.
… (Art. 248) - Nepali
(१) नेपालमा एक राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोग रहनेछ जसमा अध्यक्ष र अन्य चार जना सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
(२) राष्ट्रपतिले संवैधानिक परिषदको सिफारिसमा राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोगका अध्यक्ष र सदस्यको नियुक्ति गर्नेछ ।
… (धारा २४८)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe Congress may provide for other cases of violations of human rights that should fall within the authority of the Commission, taking into account its recommendations. (Art. XIII, Sec. 19)
- FilipinoMaaaring magtadhana ang Kongreso para sa iba pang mga kaso ng paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao na dapat masaklaw ng awtoridad ng Komisyon, na nagsasaalang-alang sa mga rekomendasyon nito. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 19)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe National Human Rights Commission consists of seven commissioners appointed by the King upon the advice of the Senate from selected persons.
The selected persons must have knowledge and experience in the protection of rights and liberties of the people, and must be politically impartial with evident integrity.
The National Human Rights Commissioners shall hold office for a term of seven years as from the date of appointment by the King, and shall serve for only one term.
The qualifications, prohibitions, selection, and vacation of office of the National Human Rights Commission shall be in accordance with the Organic Act on National Human Rights Commission. However, the provisions on the selection shall also prescribe for the participation of representatives of private organisations relating to the human rights in the selection. (Sec. 246) - Thaiคณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติประกอบด้วยกรรมการจํานวนเจ็ดคน ซึ่งพระมหากษัตริย์ทรงแต่งตั้งตามคําแนะนําของวุฒิสภาจากผู้ซึ่งได้รับการสรรหา
ผู้ซึ่งได้รับการสรรหาต้องมีความรู้และประสบการณ์ด้านการคุ้มครองสิทธิและเสรีภาพของประชาชน เป็นกลางทางการเมือง และมีความซื่อสัตย์สุจริตเป็นที่ประจักษ์
กรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติมีวาระการดํารงตําแหน่งเจ็ดปีนับแต่วันที่พระมหากษัตริย์ทรงแต่งตั้ง และให้ดํารงตําแหน่งได้เพียงวาระเดียว
คุณสมบัติ ลักษณะต้องห้าม การสรรหา และการพ้นจากตําแหน่งของคณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติ ให้เป็นไปตามพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยคณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติ ทั้งนี้ บทบัญญัติเกี่ยวกับการสรรหาต้องกําหนดให้ผู้แทนองค์กรเอกชนด้านสิทธิมนุษยชนมีส่วนร่วมในการสรรหาด้วย (มาตรา ๒๔๖)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe High Commission for Human Rights, the Independent Electoral Commission, and the Commission on Public Integrity are considered independent commissions subject to monitoring by the Council of Representatives, and their functions shall be regulated by law. (Art. 102)
- Arabicتعد المفوضية العليا لحقوق الانسان والمفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات، وهيئة النزاهة، هيئات مستقلة تخضع لرقابة مجلس النواب، وتنظم اعمالها بقانون. (المادة 102)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English1. Supervision of the protection of human rights within the territory of Georgia shall be exercised by the Public Defender of Georgia, who shall be elected for a term of 6 years by a majority of at least three fifths of the total number of the Members of Parliament. The same person shall not be elected as a Public Defender consecutively.
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4. The powers of the Public Defender shall be defined by the organic law. (Art. 35) - Georgian1. საქართველოს ტერიტორიაზე ადამიანის უფლებების დაცვას ზედამხედველობს საქართველოს სახალხო დამცველი, რომელსაც 6 წლის ვადით სრული შემადგენლობის არანაკლებ სამი მეხუთედის უმრავლესობით ირჩევს პარლამენტი. სახალხო დამცველად ერთი და იმავე პირის ზედიზედ ორჯერ არჩევა დაუშვებელია.
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4. სახალხო დამცველის უფლებამოსილება განისაზღვრება ორგანული კანონით. (მუხლი 35)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe President of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
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14. makes recommendation to the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the election of the commissioner for human rights.
… (Art. 109) - AzerbaijaniAzərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti:
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14) Azərbaycan Respublikasının İnsan hüquqları üzrə müvəkkilinin seçilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinə təqdimat verir;
… (Maddə 109)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English(1) Parliament shall by law provide for the establishment of the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) charged with the duty of investigating and reporting upon complaints or allegations of the infringement of fundamental rights and other injustices by public officers and officers of public corporations, local authorities and other like institutions, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such law.
(2) The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) shall, subject to the approval of the Constitutional Council, be appointed by the President and shall hold office during good behaviour.
… (Art. 156)6 - Sinhala(1) පරිපාලන කටයුතු පිළිබඳ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කොමසාරිස් (ඔම්බුඩ්ස්මන්) ධුරය ඇති කිරීම සඳහා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් නීතියෙන් විධිවිධාන සැලැස්විය යුත්තේ ය. රජයේ නිලධරයන් විසින් සහ රාජ්ය සහ සංස්ථාවල, පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවල හා එවැනි වෙනත් ආයතනවල නිලධරයන් විසින් සිදු කරනු ලබන මූලික අයිතිවාසිකම් උල්ලංඝනය කිරීම සහ වෙනත් අසාධාරණ ක්රියා ගැන කරනු ලබන පැමිණිලි හෝ චෝදනා ඒ නීතියේ විධිවිධානවලට අනුකූලව හා යටත්ව පරීක්ෂා කර බලා වාර්තා කිරීමේ කාර්යභාරය පරිපාලන කටයුතු පිළිබඳ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කොමසාරිස්වරයා වෙත පැවරෙන්නේ ය.
(2) පරිපාලන කටයුතු පිළිබඳ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කොමසාරිස්වරයා (ඔම්බුඩ්ස්මන්) ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින්, ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සභාවේ අනුමතයට යටත්ව පත්කරනු ලැබිය යුත්තේ ය. එම කොමසාරිස්වරයා යථා පැවැත්මෙන් සිටින තාක් ස්වකීය ධූරය දැරිය යුත්තේ ය.
… (156 වැනි වගන්තිය)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English1. The following may apply to the Constitutional Court:
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10. The Human Rights Defender – concerning the conformity of the normative legal acts listed in Point 1 of Article 168 of the Constitution with the provisions of Chapter 23 of the Constitution;
… (Art. 169) - Armenian1. Սահմանադրական դատարան կարող են դիմել
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10) Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպանը՝ Սահմանադրության 168-րդ հոդվածի 1-ին կետում թվարկված նորմատիվ իրավական ակտերի՝ Սահմանադրության 2-րդ գլխի դրույթներին համապատասխանության հարցերով.
… (Հոդված 169)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe Commission on Human Rights shall have the following powers and functions:
(1) Investigate, on its own or on complaint by any party, all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights;
(2) Adopt its operational guidelines and rules of procedure, and cite for contempt for violations thereof in accordance with the Rules of Court;
(3) Provide appropriate legal measures for the protection of human rights of all persons within the Philippines, as well as Filipinos residing abroad, and provide for preventive measures and legal aid services to the underprivileged whose human rights have been violated or need protection;
(4) Exercise visitorial powers over jails, prisons, or detention facilities;
(5) Establish a continuing program of research, education, and information to enhance respect for the primacy of human rights;
(6) Recommend to the Congress effective measures to promote human rights and to provide for compensation to victims of violations of human rights, or their families;
(7) Monitor the Philippine Government’s compliance with international treaty obligations on human rights;
(8) Grant immunity from prosecution to any person whose testimony or whose possession of documents or other evidence is necessary or convenient to determine the truth in any investigation conducted by it or under its authority;
(9) Request the assistance of any department, bureau, office, or agency in the performance of its functions;
(10) Appoint its officers and employees in accordance with law; and
(11) Perform such other duties and functions as may be provided by law. (Art. XIII, Sec. 18) - FilipinoDapat magkaroon ang Komisyon sa mga Karapatang Pantao ng mga sumusunod na mga kapangyarihan at mga gawain:
(1) Magsiyasat, sa kusa nito o sa sumbong ng alin mang panig, ng lahat ng uri ng mga paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao na kinapapalooban ng mga karapatang sibil at pulitikal;
(2) Maglagda ng mga panuntunan sa pamalakad, at mga tuntunin ng pamamaraan nito, at magharap ng sakdal na paglapastangan ukol sa mga paglabag dito nang naaalinsunod sa mga Tuntunin ng Hukuman;
(3) Magtakda ng angkop na mga hakbangin na naaayon sa batas para sa pangangalaga ng mga karapatang pantao ng lahat ng mga tao sa Pilipinas, at gayon din ng mga Pilipinong naninirahan sa ibang bansa, at magtakda ng mga panagkang hakbangin, at mga paglilingkod na tulong legal sa mga kulangpalad na ang mga karapatang pantao ay nilabag o nangangailangan ng proteksyon;
(4) Tumupad ng mga kapangyarihan sa pagdalaw sa mga piitan, mga bilangguan, o mga pasilidad sa detensyon;
(5) Magtatag ng patuluyang programa sa pananaliksik, edukasyon at impormasyon upang mapatingkad ang paggalang sa pagkapangunahin ng mga karapatang pantao;
(6) Magrekomenda sa Kongreso ng mabisang mga hakbangin upang maitaguyod ang mga karapatang pantao at maglaan para sa mga bayad-pinsala sa mga biktima, o sa kanilang mga pamilya, ng mga paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao;
(7) Subaybayan ang pagtalima ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas sa mga pananagutan sa pandaigdig na kasunduang-bansa hinggil sa mga karapatang pantao;
(8) Magkaloob ng immunity sa pag-uusig sa sino mang tao na ang testimonyo o ang pag-iingat ng mga dokumento o iba pang ebidensya ay kinakailangan o makaluluwag sa pagtiyak ng katotohanan sa alin mang pagsisiyasat sa isinagawa nito o sa ilalim ng awtoridad nito;
(9) Hilingin ang tulong ng alin mang kagawaran, kawanihan, tanggapan o sangay sa pagtupad ng mga gawain nito;
(10) Humirang ng mga pinuno at kawani nito nang naaayon sa batas; at
(11) Tumupad ng iba pang mga tungkulin at mga gawain na maaaring itakda ng batas. (Art. XIII, Seksyon 18)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English… In proceeding under (1) or (2), if it is the case related to the human rights violation, the Ombudsmen shall refer the matter to the National Human Rights Commission for further action. (Sec. 230)
- Thai… ในการดําเนินการตาม (๑) หรือ (๒) หากเป็นกรณีที่เกี่ยวกับการละเมิดสิทธิมนุษยชน ให้ผู้ตรวจการแผ่นดินส่งเรื่องให้คณะกรรมการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติดําเนินการต่อไป (มาตรา ๒๓๐)