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National Human Rights Bodies
- English
1. The Peoples Advocate defends the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of individuals from unlawful acts or omissions of public administration bodies.
… (Art. 60) - Albanian
1. Avokati i Popullit mbron të drejtat, liritë dhe interesat e ligjshëm të individit nga veprimet ose mosveprimet e paligjshme e të parregullta të organeve të administratës publike.
… (Neni 60)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English(a) The Human Rights Commission’s responsibilities and powers shall include the following:
1. to promote respect for human rights;
2. to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights;
3. to monitor and assess the observance of human rights.
(b)The Human Rights Commission shall have the following functions and powers, as regulated by law:
1. to investigate and to report on the observance of human rights;
2. to take steps to secure appropriate redress where human rights have been violated;
3. to carry out research, and to educate the public;
4. to exercise such additional powers and functions prescribed by law. (Art. 192) - Dhivehi(ހ) ހިއުމަން ރައިޓްސް ކޮމިޝަނުގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތަކާއި ބާރުތަކުގެ ތެރޭގައި އަންނަނިވި ކަންކަން ހިމެނެއެވެ.
1. އިންސާނީ ޙައްޤުތަކަށް މީހުންގެ ހިތްތަކުގައި އިޙްތިރާމް އަށަގެންނެވުމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރުން.
2. އިންސާނީ ޙައްޤުތައް ރައްކާރެއިކުރުމާއި، ކުރިއެރުވުމަށާއި، އެ ޙާއްޤުތައް ހޯދައިދިނުމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރުން.
3. އިންސާނީ ޙައްޤުތަކަށް ޙުރުމަތްތެރިކޮށް ހިތާމިންވަރު ބަލައި ވަޒަންކުރުން.
(ށ) ހިއުމަން ރައިޓްސް ކޮމިޝަނުގެ މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތައް އަދާކުރުމަށްޓަކައި، ޤާނޫނެއް ކަނޑައަޅާ ބާރުތަކެއް އެ ކޮމިޝަނަށް ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ. އޭގެ ތެރޭގައި އަންނަނިވި ކަންތައްތައް ހިމެނެއެވެ.
1. އިންސާނީ ޙައްޤުތަކަށް ޙުރުމަތްރެއިކޮށް ހިތާމިންވަރު ތަޙުޤީޤުކޮށް އަންގާންޖެހޭ ފަރާތްތަކށް އެންގުން.
2. އިންސާނީ ޙައްގެއް ނިގުޅައިގެންފިނަމަ، ޤާނޫނުގައިވާ ގޮތުގެމަތީން އަޅަންޖެހޭ ފިޔަވަޅުތައް އެޅުން.
3.އިންސާނީ ޙައްޤުތަކާ ގުޅޭ އެކިއެކި ދިރާސާތައްކުރުމާއި އެޙައްގުތަކާ ބެހޭ ގޮތުން ޢާންމު ހޭލުންތެރިކަން އިތުރު ކުރުވުން.
4. ހިއުމަން ރައިޓްސް ކޮމިޝަނަށް ޤާނޫނުން ލިބިދޭ އިތުރު ބާރުތަކާއި ހަވާލުކުރެވޭ އިތުރު މަސްއޫލިއްޔަތުތައް. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 192 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English
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(2) The Ombudsman Board members are elected by the National Council on the basis of a joint recommendation drawn up by the Main Committee in the presence of at least half its members. Each of the three parties with the largest number of mandates in the National Council is entitled to nominate one member for this recommendation.
… (Art. 148g) - German
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(2) Die Mitglieder der Volksanwaltschaft werden vom Nationalrat auf Grund eines Gesamtvorschlages des Hauptausschusses gewählt. Der Hauptausschuss erstellt seinen Gesamtvorschlag bei Anwesenheit von mindestens der Hälfte seiner Mitglieder, wobei die drei mandatsstärksten Parteien des Nationalrates das Recht haben, je ein Mitglied für diesen Gesamtvorschlag namhaft zu machen.
… (Art. 148g)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English
The Public Legal Defense is a permanent institution, essential to the jurisdictional function of the State, and is responsible primarily, as an expression and an instrument of the democratic regime, for the judicial guidance, the promotion of human rights, and the full and free-of-charge defense, in all levels, both judicially and extrajudicially, of individual and collective rights of the needy, under the terms of item LXXIV of article 5, of the Federal Constitution.
… (Art. 134) - Portuguese
A Defensoria Pública é instituição permanente, essencial à função jurisdicional do Estado, incumbindo-lhe, como expressão e instrumento do regime democrático, fundamentalmente, a orientação jurídica, a promoção dos direitos humanos e a defesa, em todos os graus, judicial e extrajudicial, dos direitos individuais e coletivos, de forma integral e gratuita, aos necessitados, na forma do inciso LXXIV do art. 5º desta Constituição Federal.
… (Art. 134)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe High Council for the Defense of Democracy and of the State of Law is responsible for observing the respect for the ethic of power, of democracy and of the respect for the State of Law, and to control the promotion and the protection of human rights.
The law establishes the modalities relative to the composition, the organization and the functioning of the High Council. (Art. 43) - FrenchLe Haut Conseil pour la défense de la démocratie et de l’Etat de droit est chargé d’observer le respect de l’éthique du pouvoir, de la démocratie et du respect de l’Etat de droit, de contrôler la promotion et la protection des droits de l’homme.
Les modalités relatives à l’organisation et au fonctionnement de ce Comité sont fixées par la loi. (Art. 43)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English…
(3) The Ombudsman may approach the Constitutional Court with a request for declaring as unconstitutional a law which infringes human rights and freedoms.
… (Art. 150) - Bulgarian…
(3) Омбудсманът може да сезира Конституционния съд с искане за установяване на противоконституционност на закон, с който се нарушават права и свободи на гражданите.
… (Чл. 150)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe law shall specify the independent national councils, including the National Council for Human Rights, the National Council for Women, the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, and the National Council for Disabled Persons. The law shall state the composition, mandates, and guarantees for the independence and neutrality of their respective members. Each council shall have the right to report to the competent authorities any violations pertaining to their fields of work.
... (Art. 214) - Arabicيحدّد القانون المجالس القومية المستقلة، ومنها المجلس القومى لحقوق الإنسان، والمجلس القومى للمرأة، والمجلس القومى للطفولة والأمومة، والمجلس القومى للأشخاص ذوى الإعاقة، ويبين القانون كيفية تشكيل كل منها، واختصاصاتها، وضمانات استقلال وحياد أعضائها، ولها الحق فى إبلاغ السلطات العامة عن أى انتهاك يتعلق بمجال عملها.
... (المادّة 214)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English…
B. The Congress of the Union and the legislatures of the federative entities within the domain [ámbito] of their respective competencies, will establish organs of protection of the human rights that the Mexican juridical order protects [ampara], those that will take cognizance of complaints [quejas] against the acts or omissions of a nature of administrative provenance of any public authority or servant, with the exception of those of the Judicial Power of the Federation, that violate those rights.
The organs [organismos] to which the previous paragraph refers, shall formulate public recommendations, non-binding, [and] denouncements and complaints [quejas] before the respective authorities. Any public servant is obligated to respond to the recommendations that these organs [organismos] present. When the enacted recommendations are not accepted[,] or complied with[,] by the public authorities or servants, they must substantiate, motivate and make public their refusal [negativa]; additionally, the Chamber of Senators or in its recesses the Permanent Commission, or the legislatures of the federative entities, as it corresponds, may summon [llamar], at the request of these organs [organismos], the public authorities or servants responsible to appear before these legislative organs, to the effect of explaining the motive for the refusal.
These organs [organismos] will not be competent concerning electoral and jurisdictional matters.
The organs [organismo] that the Congress of the Union establishes will be denominated the Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos [National Commission of Human Rights]; it will have autonomy of management and budgetary [autonomy], juridical personality and its own patrimony.
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The National Commission of Human Rights will have a Consultative Commission composed of twelve councilors that will be elected by the vote of the two-thirds part of the members present of the Chamber of Senators or, in its recesses, by the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union, with the same qualified vote.
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The National Commission of Human Rights shall take cognizance of the non-conformities that are presented to it concerning the recommendations, agreements or omission of the equivalent organs [organismos] in the federative entities.
The National Commission of Human Rights may investigate acts that constitute grave violations of human rights, when it so judges [as] appropriate or [when] the Federal Executive, either of the Chambers of the Congress of the Union, the titular [members] of the executive powers of the federative entities or the Legislatures of these require it. (Art. 102) - Spanish…
B. El Congreso de la Unión y las legislaturas de las entidades federativas, en el ámbito de sus respectivas competencias, establecerán organismos de protección de los derechos humanos que ampara el orden jurídico mexicano, los que conocerán de quejas en contra de actos u omisiones de naturaleza administrativa provenientes de cualquier autoridad o servidor público, con excepción de los del Poder Judicial de la Federación, que violen estos derechos.
Los organismos a que se refiere el párrafo anterior, formularán recomendaciones públicas, no vinculatorias, denuncias y quejas ante las autoridades respectivas. Todo servidor público está obligado a responder las recomendaciones que les presenten estos organismos. Cuando las recomendaciones emitidas no sean aceptadas o cumplidas por las autoridades o servidores públicos, éstos deberán fundar, motivar y hacer pública su negativa; además, la Cámara de Senadores o en sus recesos la Comisión Permanente, o las legislaturas de las entidades federativas, según corresponda, podrán llamar, a solicitud de estos organismos, a las autoridades o servidores públicos responsables para que comparezcan ante dichos órganos legislativos, a efecto de que expliquen el motivo de su negativa.
Estos organismos no serán competentes tratándose de asuntos electorales y jurisdiccionales.
El organismo que establezca el Congreso de la Unión se denominará Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos; contará con autonomía de gestión y presupuestaria, personalidad jurídica y patrimonio propios.
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La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos tendrá un Consejo Consultivo integrado por diez consejeros que serán elegidos por el voto de las dos terceras partes de los miembros presentes de la Cámara de Senadores o, en sus recesos, por la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la Unión, con la misma votación calificada.
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La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos conocerá de las inconformidades que se presenten en relación con las recomendaciones, acuerdos u omisiones de los organismos equivalentes en las entidades federativas.
La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos podrá investigar hechos que constituyan violaciones graves de derechos humanos, cuando así lo juzgue conveniente o lo pidiere el Ejecutivo Federal, alguna de las Cámaras del Congreso de la Unión, los titulares de los poderes ejecutivos de las entidades federativas o las Legislaturas de éstas. (Art. 102)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English(1) There is hereby created an independent office called the Commission on Human Rights.
… (Art. XIII, Sec. 17) - Filipino(1) Nililikha sa pamamagitan nito ang isang malayang tanggapan na tatawaging Komisyon sa mga Karapatang Pantao.
… (Art. XIII, Seksyon 17)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English
Parliamentary control over the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms in the Kyrgyz Republic is exercised by the Akyikatchy (Ombudsman). (Art. 109)
- Russian
Парламентский контроль за соблюдением прав и свобод человека и гражданина в Кыргызской Республике осуществляется Акыйкатчы (Омбудсменом). (Статья 109)
- Kyrgyz
Кыргыз Республикасында адамдын жана жарандын укуктарынын жана эркиндиктеринин сакталышына парламенттик контролду Акыйкатчы (Омбудсмен) жүргүзөт. (109-берене)