National Guarantor for the Rights of Persons Detained or Deprived of Liberty
Organisation name in original language
Garante nazionale per i diritti delle persone detenute o private della libertà personale
Category of human rights structure
Statutory human rights body
Country
Italy
Type(s) of body
Other
Legal source(s)
- Article 7 of Decree-Law No 146 of 23 December 2013, which was converted into Law No 10 of 21 February 2014
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversight
- Collecting data on human rights violations
- Other
Specific mandates
- National preventive mechanism (NPM) under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)
- National monitoring mechanism under the CRPD
- Monitoring of forced returns
Structured cooperation with partners at national level
- Presents a report of its activities to the Italian parliament each year.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- None
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