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Selected National and Sub-national Ombudsperson and Human Rights Institutions webpages (OSCE Region)
Country
Institution
Albania
People's Advocate
Andorra
Ombudsman
Armenia
Human Rights Defender
Austria
Austrian Ombudsman Board
Ombudsman of Tirol
Ombudsman of Voralberg
Azerbaijan
Ombudsman
Belgium
Federal Ombudsman
Flemish Ombudsman Service
Ombudsman of the Walloon Region
Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism
Ombudsman of Antwerpen
Ombudsman of Gent
Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Ombudsman Institution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ombudsman Republika Sprska
Human Rights Ombudsman
Bulgaria
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Banite
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Botevgrad
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Kavarna
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Oriahovo
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Razgrad
Public Mediator of the Municipality of Shoumen
Public Mediator of Sofia Municipality
Croatia
Ombudsman
Cyprus
Commissioner for Administration
Czech Republic
Ombudsman for Human Rights
Denmark
Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil and Military Administration
The Complaints Committee for Ethnic Equal Treatment
Ombudsman of Greenland
Ombudsman of the Faroese Parliament
Estonia
Legal Chancellor of the Republic of Estonia
Finland
Parliamentary Ombudsman
Ombudsman for Minorities
France
Mediator of the Republic
Georgia
Public Defender
Germany
Federal Petitions Committee
Federal Commissioner for Matters related to Repatriates and National Minorities
The Schleswig-Holstein Commissioner of the Minister President for Minority Affairs
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Baden-Wurttemberg
Petitions and Complaints Committee of the Parliament of Bayern
Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives of Berlin
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Brandenburg
Petitions Committee, Bremen House of Representatives
Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives of Hamburg
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Hessen
Ombudsman of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Niedersachsen
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Nordrhein-Westfalen
Ombudsman of Rheinland-Pfalz
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Rheinland-Pfalz
Petitions Committees of the Parliament of Saarland
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Sachsen
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Sachsen-Anhalt
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein
Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Thuringen
Greece
Ombudsman
Hungary
Parliamentary Commissioner for National and Ethnic Minorities Rights
Iceland
Althing Ombudsman
Ireland
Ombudsman
Equality Authority
Israel
Ombudsman
Italy
Difensore Civico della Regione Abruzzo
Difensore Civico della Basilicata
Civic Defender of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano- South Tyrol
Difensore Civico della Regione Campania
Difensore Civico per l'Emilia-Romagna
Difensore Civico della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Difensore Civico della Regione Lazio
Difensore Civico della Regione Liguria
Difensore Civico della Regione Lombardia
Difensore Civico della Regione Marche
Difensore Civico della Regione Piemonte
Difensore Civico della Regione Sardegna
Difensore Civico della Regione Toscana
Difensore Civico dell'Umbria
Difensore Civico della Valle d'Aosta
Difensore Civico della Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Difensore Civico della Regione Veneto
Kazakhstan
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
The Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
National Human Rights Office
Lithuania
Seimas Ombudsmen
Equal Opportunities Ombudsman
Luxembourg
Commission des Pétitions de la Chambre des Députés
Permanent Special Commission Against Racial Discrimination
Macedonia
Ombudsman
Malta
Ombudsman of Malta
Moldova
Parliamentary Advocate
The Netherlands
The Equal Treatment Commission
National Ombudsman
Norway
Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration
Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination
Poland
Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection
Portugal
Provedor de Justiça
Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination
Romania
Ombudsman
National Council for Combating Discrimination
Russian Federation
Commissioner for Human Rights
Regional Ombudsmen
Serbia & Montenegro
Ombudsperson Institution in Kosovo
Ombudsman in Vojvodina
Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms in Montenegro
Slovak Republic
Public Defender of Rights
Slovenia
Human Rights Ombudsman
Spain
El Defensor del Pueblo
El Defensor del Pueblo Andaluz
El Justicia de Aragón
People's Defender of the Canary Islands
Procurador del Común de Castilla y León
People's Defender of Catalonia
People's Defender of Galicia
Defensora del Pueblo del País Vasco
People's Defender of Valencia Region
Síndic del Ciutadà de Calvià
Densora del Pueblo de Navarra
Sweden
Parliamentary Ombudsman
Equal Opportunities Ombudsman
Ethnic Discrimination Ombudsman
Switzerland
Association of Parliamentary Ombudspersons
Federal Commission against Racism
Ombudsman Kanton Baselland
Ombudsman Kanton Basel-Stadt
Ombudsman Stadt Bern
Ombudsman Stadt Winterthur
Ombudsman Kanton Zürich
Administrative Mediation Bureau of the Canton of Vaud
Ukraine
Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
United Kingdom
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Commission for Racial Equality
Northern Ireland Ombudsman
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Local Government Ombudsman (Wales)
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Ombudsman Gibraltar
Welsh Administration Ombudsman
Local Government Ombudsman (England)
For full list see British and Irish Ombudsman Association
Uzbekistan
Authorized Person Oliy Majis for Human rights