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.
Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers
Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 onminimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted
Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast)
Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof
Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast)
Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)
Established by a joint decision between the Cyprus Publishers Association and the Electronic Media Owners, who signed a founding regulation accepting the Code of Journalistic Ethics. The code includes the statutes of the Media Ethics Committee and the principles that the media are expected to uphold.
Department for Social Integration of Persons with Disabilities of the Deputy Ministry for Social Welfare
Government administration
Although there is no law regulating its mandate, this department deals with all matters pertaining to the social integration of persons with disabilities, which are covered by a number of laws:
Persons with Disabilities Act of 2000 (O περί Ατόμων με Αναπηρίες Νόμος του 2000), which incorporates the disability component of the Employment Equality Directive (Directive 2000/78/EC);