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The Ombudsman for Children was created by the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002, which came into force in April 2004. See below.

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.

The object of the present law is the promotion and protection of children’s rights as defined in the Agreement relating to children’s rights adopted by the general assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989 and approved by the law of 20 December 1993.

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.

Established by a law of the City of Moscow, passed by the Moscow Municipal Duma (Parliament), October 3 2001; see below.

A/RES/57/190

A/RES/58/155 26 February 2004

22 April 1998

26 April 1999

28 April 1999

26 April 2000

26 April 2000