Guidebook ANNEXES Country Status Netherlands: Netherlands Institute for Human Rights A Type NPM CRPD ANNEX 3 Institute/Centre No, but Inspectorate of Security and Justice, the Health Care Inspectorate, the Inspectorate for Youth Care & Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles Yes OVERVIEW OF NHRIS WITH COMPLAINTS HANDLING MANDATE Poland: Commissioner for Human Rights A Ombudsman Yes Yes Portugal: Portuguese Ombudsman A Ombudsman Yes Yes n/a Slovakia: Slovak National Centre for Human Rights B Slovenia: Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman B A Sweden: Equality Ombudsman United Kingdom 3 B 3 Status Type Complaint Handling Mandate Austria Belgium B Ombudsman Yes B Specialised institution Yes, but only non-discrimination cases and CRPD Bulgaria A Ombudsman Croatia A Ombudsman Yes Cyprus B Ombudsman Yes Czech Republic Romania: Romanian Ombudsman (People’s Advocate) Spain: Spanish Ombudsman Country A Denmark 4 A Ombudsman Yes Institute/Centre No, but Parliamentary Ombudsman Estonia n/a Ombudsman Yes A Ombudsman, Human Rights Centre, Human Rights Delegation Yes, Ombudsman Ombudsman Yes Council for the Monitoring of the Implementation of the CRPD Finland France A Consultative body No, but Defensor des Droits Institute/Centre No (no OPCAT ratification) No, but Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Germany A Institute/Centre No Greece A Consultative Body No, but Greek Ombudsman Hungary A Ombudsman Yes A Commission Yes n/a n/a Ombudsman Ombudsman Specialised institution Commissions Yes, in collaboration with NGOs (Slovenian Red Cross, Legal Information Center for NGOs, Primus Institute, Slovenian Federation of Pensioners' Organisations and Novi paradoks) No, but Council for Persons with Disabilities of the Republic of Slovenia (Svet za invalide Republike Slovenije) Yes No, but Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (CERMI) Italy n/a Latvia A Ombudsman Yes Lithuania A Ombudsman Yes A Consultative Body No n/a No, but Parliamentary Ombudsman Luxembourg Malta No, but Parliamentary Ombudsman No Yes Yes The UK is not covered by the present project. Ireland n/a Netherlands A Institute/Centre No, but Ombudsman Poland A Ombudsman Yes Portugal A Ombudsman Yes Romania n/a Ombudsman Yes Slovakia B Institute/Centre No Slovenia B Ombudsman Yes Spain A Ombudsman Yes Sweden B Specialised institution No, but Parliamentary Ombudsman United Kingdom 5 A Commission Yes, partly 4 5 126 n/a Denmark is not covered by the present project. The UK is not covered by the present project. 127

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