Guidebook ANNEXES Country ANNEX 2 OVERVIEW NHRIS MANDATES Country Status Austria: Austrian Ombudsman Ombudsman Yes Yes, partly (together with the Monitoring Committee for the Implementation of the UN CRPD) A Ombudsman Yes No A Ombudsman Yes, in cooperation with representatives of the academic community and human rights NGOs No, but Ombudswoman for Persons with Disabilities Yes Yes Bulgaria: Bulgarian Ombudsman Croatia: Croatian Ombudsman Cyprus: Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights B Czech Republic: Public Defender of Rights n/a Denmark  : Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) A 2 CRPD No (no OPCAT ratification) B Estonia: Chancellor of Justice NPM Specialised institutions (Equality Body, Migration Centre, Combat Poverty Service) Belgium: The Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunity and the fight against racism and discrimination 2 124 B Type Ombudsman Equality Body n/a Institute/Centre Ombudsman Yes NPM CRPD A Multiple: Ombudsman, Human Rights Centre, Human Rights Delegation Ombudsman Ombudsman, Human Rights Centre, Human Rights Delegation France: The French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights A Consultative body No, but Contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté Yes Germany: German Institute for Human Rights A Institute/Centre No, but Federal Agency for the Prevention of Torture & Joint Commission of the states Yes Hungary: Commissioner for Fundamental Rights A Ombudsman Yes No, but Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Ireland: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission A Commission No (no OPCAT ratification) Yes, partly (together with the Disability Advisory Committee) n/a n/a, but National Authority for the rights of persons deprived of liberty n/a, but National Observatory on the Conditions of Persons with Disabilities n/a Yes Yes, together with Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, and DIGNITY Yes, together with the Danish Disability Council and the Parliamentary Ombudsman Yes Yes Denmark is not covered by the present project. Type Finland: Finnish National Human Rights Institution (Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Human Rights Centre and the Human Rights Delegation) Italy Ombudsman Status Latvia: Latvian Ombudsman A Ombudsman No (no OPCAT ratification) Yes Lithuania: Lithuanian Ombudsman A Ombudsman Yes Yes, partly (together with Council for Disability Affairs) Luxembourg: Consultative Commission on Human Rights A Consultative Body No, but Ombudsman Yes, partly (together with Centre for Equal Treatment) n/a Board of Visitors for the Prisons & Board of Visitors for Detained Persons Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability Malta n/a 125

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