National human rights structures

MS	Organisation name	Type of structure	Legal source	More details
Spain	Andalusian Ombudsman	Statutory human rights body	Law 9/1983, of 1 December, on the Andalusian Ombudsman (Ley 9/1983, de 1 de diciembre, del Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz) Regulation oforganisationand operation of the Andalusian Ombudsman (consolidated text) (Reglamento de Organización y Funcionamiento del Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz) Regulation (BOJA No 124 of28 December 198519851120_mesa_pa_acuerdo_aprobacion_rofdpa.pdf),amended by the agreements of the Andalusian parliament of14 April 1988(BOJANo 34 of 29 April 1988),12 February 1997(BOJANo 27 of4 March 1997),30 July 2002(BOJANo 111 of 21 September 2002) and18 March 2009(BOJANo 66 of 6 April 2009), and by an agreement of the Bureau of the Permanent Deputation on19 December 2018(BOJANo 4of8 January 2019)	View more
Spain	Ararteko (Office of the Basque Country Ombudsman)	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Law 3/1985, of 27 February 1985, creating and regulating the institution of the ‘Ararteko’	View more
Spain	Catalan Ombudsman	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Organic Law 6/2006, of 19 July, reforming the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (Ley Orgánica 6/2006, de 19 de julio, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña) Law 24/2009, of 23 December, on the Síndic de Greuges (Catalan Ombudsman) (Ley 24/2009, de 23 de diciembre, del Síndic de Greuges) Law 4/2022, of 6 April, amending Law 24/2009 of the Síndic de Greuges (Catalan Ombudsman)	View more
Spain	Common Attorney of Castile and Leon	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo)	View more
Spain	Community Deputy of the Canary Islands	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Regulation on the organisation and functioning of the ombudsman Law 7/2001, of 31 July 2001, on the Common Deputy Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands	View more
Spain	Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination	Statutory human rights body	Council Directive 2000/43/ECof 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin Law 62/2003 incorporating into Spanish law Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC, governed by Royal Decree 1262/2007 and amended by Royal Decree 1044/2009	View more
Spain	Galician Ombudsman	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Organic Law No 1/1981, of6 April 1981, on the Statute of Autonomy for Galicia (Ley Orgánica 1/1981, de 6 de abril, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia) Law No 6/1984, of5 June 1984, of the Valedor do Pobo (consolidated version) (modified by Law 3/1994, of18 July 1994; Law 1/2002, of26 March 2002; Law 8/2008, of10 July 2008; Law 10/2012, of3 August 2012;and Law 1/2016, of18 January 2016) (Ley 6/1984, de 5 de junio, del Valedora do Pobo en su versión consolidada) Regulation on the organisation and functioning of the Valedora do Pobo, approved by the Petitions Committee of the Galician parliament on 26 May 1997 (BOPG 678, 20 June 1997 and amended on 12 February2018) (Reglamento de organización y funcionamiento del Valedora do Pobo)	View more
Spain	Justice of Aragon	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Statute of Autonomy of Aragon Law Regulating Justice Rules of Justice	View more
Spain	National Commission for Markets and Competition	Statutory human rights body	Law 3/2013, of 4 June, on the creation of the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Ley 3/2013, de 4 de junio, de creación de la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia)	View more
Spain	Ombudsman of Navarre	Statutory human rights body	Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española) Organic Law 3/1981, of 6 April, on the Ombudsman (Ley Orgánica 3/1981, de 6 de abril, del Defensor del Pueblo) Provincial Law 4/2000, of 3 July 2000, on the ombudsman of the Autonomous Community of Navarre	View more

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