Laws establishing children's ombudspersons

Deputy for the Defence of Children’s Rights Sindic de Greuges is an institution of Ombudsman or Parliamentary Commissioner, created by legislation passed by Catalonia Parliament in 1984, amended in 1989 to establish a Deputy for children’s matters. Article 34 (5) of the Statute (see below) allows, with approval of Parliamentary Commission, appointment of deputy for the defence of children’s rights.

Regulating the institution of the Ombudsman for Children is a goal of all spheres of society concerned with offering enhanced legal security to the development of social interests and participation of minors. Since the adoption in 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations, a variety of doctrinal and professional groups have pointed out the importance of searching and laying down the guarantees for the actual and effective exercise of those rights.

Created by the Law on the Controller for the Protection of the Rights of the Child of the Republic of Lithuania, May 25 2000: see below.

This act details the provisions for the appointment of an Omdudsman, the appointment of an office and of an Advisory Board.