Resolution (99) 50 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

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Resolution (99) 50 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is the foundational act that established the institution, mandate, and operating framework of the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights.

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instanceOf Council of Europe instrument ⓘ
resolution ⓘ
adoptedBy Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ
Council of Europe ⓘ
adoptionBodyType intergovernmental body ⓘ
aimsTo promote education in and awareness of human rights ⓘ
strengthen the effective observance of human rights in member states ⓘ
authorizes Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct country visits ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights to engage in dialogue with governments and civil society ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights to issue reports and recommendations ⓘ
basisFor working methods of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
characterizedAs foundational act for the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
createsOffice non-judicial institution for the protection and promotion of human rights ⓘ
defines mandate of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
establishes Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
geographicalScope member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasisFor activities of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
linkedTo European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
human rights protection system of the Council of Europe ⓘ
mandates Commissioner for Human Rights to facilitate the activities of national ombudsmen and similar institutions ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights to identify possible shortcomings in law and practice concerning human rights ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights to promote the effective observance and full enjoyment of human rights in member states ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights to provide advice and information on the protection of human rights ⓘ
providesThat Commissioner for Human Rights shall be an independent institution ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights shall be elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights shall function as an independent and impartial institution ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights shall have a non-renewable term of office ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights shall not receive instructions from any government or other body ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
setsOut institutional framework of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
operating framework of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
subjectMatter human rights ⓘ

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Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe → legalBasis → Resolution (99) 50 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ