Ombudsman
Organisation name in original language
Ombudsman
Category of human rights structure
Statutory human rights body
Country
Luxembourg
Type(s) of body
Ombuds institution (OI)
Legal source(s)
- Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Article 83 (Constitution du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg)
- Act of 22 August 2003 establishing a mediator (Loi du 22 août 2003 instituant un médiateur)
- Act of 11 April 2010 (1) approving the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on 18 December 2002, and (2) designating the Ombudsman as the national preventive mechanism and establishing its powers (Loi du 11 avril 2010 (1) portant approbation du protocole facultatif se rapportant à la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants, adopté par l’Assemblée Générale de l’Organisation des Nations Unies à New York, le 18 décembre 2002 et (2) portant désignation du médiateur en tant que mécanisme national de prévention et fixant ses attributions)
- Act of 28 July 2011 on (1) the approval of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, done in New York on 13 December 2006; (2) the approval of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities pertaining to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, done in New York on 13 December 2006; (3) the designation of independent mechanisms to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Loi du 28 juillet 2011 portant (1) approbation de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées, faite à New York, le 13 décembre 2006 ; (2) approbation du Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées relatif au Comité des droits des personnes handicapées, fait à New York, le 13 décembre 2006; (3) désignation des mécanismes indépendants de promotion, de protection et de suivi de l’application de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées)
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversight
- Providing remedy
- Collecting data on human rights violations
- Performing promotional activities
Specific mandates
- Ombud with a mandate on maladministration
- 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 CRPD
Structured cooperation with partners at national level
- Municipalities and public establishments
- Government services relevant to places of deprivation of liberty
- Interministerial Human Rights Committee
- Ministries and their services
- Chamber of Deputies
- Experts from associations related to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Civil-society organisations
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Member of the International Ombudsman Institute
- UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
- Member of the Association of Francophone Ombudsmen and Mediators
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
- Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
- Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)
- Member of the European Network of Ombudsmen
- European Ombudsman
- European Commission
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