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
Romania	Monitoring Council for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Statutory human rights body	Law No 8/2016 on setting up the mechanisms stipulated by the Convention on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities	View more
Romania	National Council for Combating Discrimination	Statutory human rights body	Government Ordinance No 137/2000 on the prevention and sanctioning of all forms of discrimination	View more
Romania	National Council of Audiovisual	Statutory human rights body	Audiovisual Law No 504/2002	View more
Romania	People’s Advocate	Statutory human rights body	The Constitution of Romania () Law No 35/1997 on the organisation and functioning of the People’s Advocate Institution (Legea nr. 35/1997 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea instituţiei Avocatul Poporului, republicată – formă consolidată realizată de Regia Autonomă Monitorul Oficial)	View more
Romania	Romanian Institute for Human Rights	Statutory human rights body	Law No 9 of 29 January 1991 on the establishment of the Romanian Institute for Human Rights (Lege nr. 9 din 29 ianuarie 1991 privind înfiinţarea Institutului Român pentru Drepturile Omului)	View more
Romania	The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing	Statutory human rights body	Law No 102 of 3 May 2005 on the establishing, organisation and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing	View more

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