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
Netherlands	Advisory Division of the Council of State	Statutory human rights body	Constitution (Grondwet),Articles 73–75 Council of State Act (Wet op de Raad van State)	View more
Netherlands	Dutch Data Protection Authority	Statutory human rights body	Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)(OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1),Chapter VI General Data Protection Regulation Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming), Articles 6–21a Decree on the Mandate, Authority and Authorisation of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Besluit mandaat, volmacht en machtiging Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)	View more
Netherlands	Dutch Whistleblowers Authority	Statutory human rights body	Whistleblower Protection Act (Wet bescherming klokkenluiders)	View more
Netherlands	National Ombudsman	Statutory human rights body	Constitution (Grondwet), Article 78a National Ombudsman Act (Wet Nationale Ombudsman)	View more
Netherlands	National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children	Statutory human rights body	National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children Act (Wet Nationaal rapporteur mensenhandel en seksueel geweld tegen kinderen)	View more
Netherlands	Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets	Statutory human rights body	Establishment Act of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (Instellingswet Autoriteit Consument en Markt) Decree on the Mandate, Authority and Authorisation of the Authority for Consumers and Markets (Besluit mandaat, volmacht en machtiging Autoriteit Consument en Markt)	View more
Netherlands	Netherlands Institute for Human Rights	Statutory human rights body	Netherlands Institute for Human Rights Act (Wet College voor de Rechten van de Mens)	View more
Netherlands	Ombudsman for Children	Statutory human rights body	National Ombudsman Act (Wet Nationale Ombudsman), Chapter IIA	View more
Netherlands	State Commission on the Rule of Law	Statutory human rights body	Decree Establishing the State Commission on the Rule of Law (Instellingsbesluit staatscommissie rechtsstaat)	View more

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