Status
UNCAT ratification date
18 July 1991
OPCAT ratification date
29 April 2009
NPM designated
NPM Legal Framework
Law 2 (III)/2009 ratifying the OPCAT and designating the Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights as the NPM (27 March 2009)
NPM Structure
The Ombuds Institution established a separate unit within the Office to perform the NPM functions and to handle complaints, called Independent Authority for the Prevention of Torture.
Annual reports
The Ombuds Institution drafts a separate annual report as NPM. The annual report is submitted to the President of the Republic, the Board of Ministers, the Parliament and the Attorney General. It is published on the Ombuds Institution's website.
If requested by Parliament, annual reports are also presented through hearings in the relevant Parliament Committee.
Other Reports
Other reports, such as visit and thematic reports, may be available on the NPM's website.