FRANCE: 40 000 sign petition to stop closure of Ombudswoman's office

Submitted by crinadmin on Wed, 03/08/2011 - 07:32

A petition established to challenge a decision by the French government to close down the independent institution that is mandated to safeguard the Convention has attracted 39360 signatures. View them here

The new bill would effectively close down the institution by merging a number of independent institutions into one general ombudsman. Read the news story here

Further information

UK: Row breaks out over Children's Commissioner
Read the Paris Principles on 'Independent Human Rights Institutions'
CRIN information page on Children's Ombudspersons/Commissioners
Paraguay: Concern over candidacy for post of Ombudsperson (7 October 2009)
France: Children's Ombudsperson at risk of being closed down (16 September 2009)

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