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National Human Rights Bodies
- English1. The Ombudsman shall be appointed, for 5 years, by the President of the Republic after consultation with the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament, the leaders of the political parties represented in Parliament, the President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs, the Presidents of the Provincial Government Councils, and the chairmen of the Public Service Commission and the Judicial Service Commission.
2. A person shall be disqualified for appointment as Ombudsman if he is a member of Parliament, the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs or a Provincial Government Council, if he holds any other public office, or if he exercises a position of responsibility within a political party.
... (Art. 61) - French1) Le Médiateur de Vanuatu est nommé, pour cinq ans, par le Président de la République, après consultation du Premier Ministre, du Président du Parlement, des présidents des groupes politiques constitués au sein du Parlement, du président du Conseil National des Chefs, des présidents des conseils provinciaux ainsi que des présidents des Commissions de la Fonction publique et de la Magistrature.
2) La fonction de Médiateur est incompatible avec l'appartenance au Parlement, au Conseil National des Chefs ou à un conseil provincial, et avec l'exercice de toute autre fonction publique ou d'une responsabilité au sein d'un parti politique.
... (Art. 61)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe Procurator of Human Rights is a commissioner [comisionado] of the Congress of the Republic for the defense of the Human Rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He [or she] will have the faculties to supervise the administration; will exercise the office for a term of five years, and will render an annual report to the plenary of the Congress, with which he [or she] will relate through the Commission of Human Rights. (Art. 274)
- SpanishEl Procurador de los Derechos Humanos es un comisionado del Congreso de la República para la defensa de los Derechos Humanos que la Constitución garantiza. Tendrá facultades de supervisar la administración; ejercerá su cargo por un período de cinco años, y rendirá informe anual al pleno del Congreso, con el que se relacionará a través de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos. (Art. 274)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English1. The National Assembly shall, upon nomination by its competent standing committee, elect the Human Rights Defender for a six-year term by at least a three-fifths majority vote of the total number of parliamentarians.
… (Art. 192) - Armenian1. Մարդու իրավունքների պաշտպանին Ազգային ժողովի իրավասու մշտական հանձնաժողովի առաջարկությամբ ընտրում է Ազգային ժողովը` պատգամավորների ընդհանուր թվի ձայների առնվազն երեք հինգերորդով, վեց տարի ժամկետով:
… (Հոդված 192)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English(1) The functions of the Human Rights Commission are to –
(a) monitor the observance of the international instruments to which the Government accedes from time to time, including those already acceded to and specified in the Fourth Schedule;
(b) monitor and assess compliance with the rights and report the need for any amendment of the law relating thereto to the National Assembly;
(c) educate the public regarding the nature and content of the rights;
(d) make recommendations to any person or any entity, including a ministry or government department, relating to matters affecting compliance with and adoption of measures for the promotion of the rights;
(e) carry out or cause to be carried out research and studies concerning the observance of the rights and report the findings and recommendations thereon to the National Assembly;
(f) monitor and review all existing and proposed legislation, policies and measures for compliance with the rights and report the need for any amendment to any legislation to the National Assembly;
(g) investigate complaints of, or initiate investigations into, violations of the rights;
(h) resolve disputes or rectify acts or omissions by mediation, conciliation or negotiation;
(i) liaise with governmental and nongovernmental organisations, and other relevant bodies to address the complaints and concerns of persons regarding matters under its purview;
(j) take appropriate action on behalf of persons whose rights have been, are being or are likely to be violated;
(k) enlist the aid of such persons as may be necessary to give expert advice in order to facilitate its functions;
(l) establish as part of its Secretariat, such units as are necessary for, inter alia, the purpose of monitoring compliance with the laws relating to the rights, and for educating employers in the public and private sector and the general public on desirable employment practices;
(m) prepare and submit reports to the National Assembly pertaining to any convention, covenant or charter relating to the objects of the Commission; and
(n) do all other acts and things as may be necessary to facilitate the efficient discharge of the functions of the Commission.
(2) If any person alleges that any of the rights has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him or her, then, without prejudice to any other action which is lawfully available to him or her, with respect to the same matter, the Commission shall have the power to institute legal action on behalf of the complainant for redress. (Art. 212O)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English… Everyone has the right to appeal for the protection of his or her rights to the Authorised Human Rights Representative of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
… (Art. 55) - Ukrainian… Кожен має право звертатися за захистом своїх прав до Уповноваженого Верховної Ради України з прав людини.
... (Стаття 55)
National Human Rights Bodies
- English1. Bosnia and Herzegovina and both Entities shall ensure the highest level of internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms. To that end, there shall be a Human Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina as provided for in Annex 6 to the General Framework Agreement.
… (Art. II) - Bosnian1. Bosna i Hercegovina i oba entiteta će osigurati najviši nivo međunarodno priznatih ljudskih prava i osnovnih sloboda. U tu svrhu postoji Komisija za ljudska prava za Bosnu i Hercegovinu, kao što je predviđeno u Aneksu 6 Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Član II) - Croatian1. Bosna i Hercegovina i oba entiteta osigurat će najviši stupanj međunarodno priznatih ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda. U tu svrhu oformljena je Komisija za ljudska prava za Bosnu i Hercegovinu, kako to predviđa Aneks 6 Općeg okvirnog sporazuma.
… (Članak II) - Serbian1. Босна и Херцеговина и оба ентитета ће обезбиједити највиши ниво међународно признатих људских права и основних слобода. У том циљу постоји Комисија за људска права за Босну и Херцеговину, како је предвиђено Анексом 6 Општег оквирног споразума.
… (Члан II)
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
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)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe Ombudsman shall be a commissioner of the Croatian Parliament responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, laws and international legal instruments on human rights and freedoms ratified by the Republic of Croatia.
Everyone may lodge a complaint to the Ombudsman if he/she deems that his/her constitutional or legal rights have been threatened or violated as a result of any illegal or irregular act by state bodies, local and regional self-government bodies and bodies vested with public authority.
The Croatian Parliament shall elect the Ombudsman for a term of eight years. The Ombudsman shall be autonomous and independent in his/her work.
Conditions for the election and dismissal of the Ombudsman and his/her deputies, his/her remit, and the method of his/her work shall be regulated by law. By law, the Ombudsman may also be vested with certain powers with regard to legal and natural persons in order to protect fundamental constitutional rights.
The Ombudsman and other commissioners of the Croatian Parliament responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms shall enjoy the same immunity as Members of the Croatian Parliament. (Art. 93) - CroatianPučki je pravobranitelj opunomoćenik Hrvatskoga sabora za promicanje i zaštitu ljudskih prava i sloboda utvrđenih Ustavom, zakonima i međunarodnim pravnim aktima o ljudskim pravima i slobodama koje je prihvatila Republika Hrvatska.
Svatko može podnijeti pritužbu pučkom pravobranitelju ako smatra da su, uslijed nezakonitog ili nepravilnog rada državnih tijela, tijela lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave i tijela s javnim ovlastima, ugrožena ili povrijeđena njegova ustavna ili zakonska prava.
Pučkog pravobranitelja bira Hrvatski sabor na vrijeme od osam godina. Pučki pravobranitelj samostalan je i neovisan u svom radu.
Uvjeti za izbor i razrješenje pučkog pravobranitelja i njegovih zamjenika, djelokrug i način rada uređuju se zakonom. Zakonom se, radi zaštite temeljnih ustavnih prava, pučkom pravobranitelju mogu povjeriti i određene ovlasti u odnosu na pravne i fizičke osobe.
Pučki pravobranitelj i ostali opunomoćenici Hrvatskoga sabora za promicanje i zaštitu ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda imaju imunitet kao i zastupnici u Hrvatskom saboru. (Članak 93)
National Human Rights Bodies
- EnglishThe Procurator General of the Nation will exercise the following functions directly:
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4. Exhorting the Congress so that it adopts the laws that assure the promotion, exercise, and protection of human rights, and demanding their fulfillment from the competent authorities.
… (Art. 278) - SpanishEl Procurador General de la Nación ejercerá directamente las siguientes funciones:
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4. Exhortar al Congreso para que expida las leyes que aseguren la promoción, el ejercicio y la protección de los derechos humanos, y exigir su cumplimiento a las autoridades competentes.
… (Art. 278)