International Feedback: no national human rights institution

In the following we have chosen some citations on the subject. At the end of each original citation you can find the source with a link to the complete text of the citation.


«The Committee recommends that the State party establish a federal independent human rights institution in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of nationalinstitutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (General Assembly resolution 48/134) to monitor and evaluate progress in the implementation of theConvention. It should be accessible to children, empowered to receive and investigate complaints of violations of child rights in a child-sensitive manner, and address themeffectively.»

Update: 11.08.2010

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