Commissioner for Children

Organisation name in original language

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Malta

Website URL

https://tfal.gov.mt

Type(s) of body

Equality Body (EB)

Address

16/18, Tower Promenade, Santa Lucia, SLC 1019

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Legal source(s)

  • Commissioner for Children Act,Chapter 462 of the Laws of Malta

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Providing remedy
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • Rights of the child

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Leads the Council for Children, which monitors compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other treaties relating to children and advises the commissioner on the performance of their duties and on the promotion of the welfare of children; it meets at least once every three months.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Member of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children, Eurochild and the Lanzarote Committee

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