National human rights structures

This section provides an overview of national human rights structures across various governance levels, including public authorities, parliamentary committees, government agencies, and civil society. Some, like equality bodies and data protection authorities, are mandated by EU law, while others address EU fundamental rights when required by legislation. The roles and structures of these national bodies continue to change over time.

MS	Organisation name	Type of structure	Legal source	More details
Belgium	Belgian Disability Forum (BDF)	Civil society platform	Constitutional documentspublished in theBelgian Official Gazetteon 10 November 2022	View more
Belgium	Child Focus	Civil society platform	Royal Decree for reception, transmission to the judicial authority and monitoring of data concerning people who are suspected in a specific case of disappearance or sexual exploitation, of having committed a crime or misdemeanour (Arrêté royal pourla réception, la transmission à l’autorité judiciaire et le suivi de données concernant des personnes qui sont suspectées dans un dossier déterminé de disparition ou d’exploitation sexuelle, d’avoir commis un crime ou un délit)	View more
Belgium	Human Rights League	Civil society platform	Law of 23 March 2019 introducing the Companies and Associations Code and containing various provisions (Loi introduisant le Code des sociétés et des associations et portant des dispositions diverses)	View more

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