Global Network of Children's Ombudspersons

There is no formal global network of children’s ombudspersons. However, the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children – ENOC – is anxious to share information and strategies with similar institutions worldwide and with other regional networks. Together with CRIN (The Child Rights Information Network) it is constructing a virtual network through this website. Independent children’s rights institutions are encouraged to apply to ENOC for agreement to use the “Forum” section of the website which is reserved for members: e-mail the ENOC Secretariat under secretariat@ombudsnet.org 

CRIN hosts ENOC’s website and would like to make basic information about all children’s ombudspersons worldwide available on this website, together with links to the institutions’ own websites. For more information: http://www.ombudsnet.org/enoc/members/index.asp

CRIN also invites all independent children’s rights institutions – children’s ombudspersons, commissioners for children and focal points on children’s righst established in national human rights institutions or general ombudsman offices. Click here for more information: Join CRIN

View all ENOC Members here.

Independent children’s rights institutions in other regions

Latin America and Caribbean

Red Iberoamericana de Defensa de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia

Bolivia: Defensor del Pueblo Bolivia

Brazil - Secret�ria Especial de Corregedoria e Ouvidoria Geral Brasil - Paran�

Chile - Cap�tulo Chileno del Ombudsman

Colombia - Defensor del Pueblo Colombia

Costa Rica - Defensor de los Habitantes Costa Rica

Ecuador - Defensor del Pueblo Ecuador

El Salvador - Procuradur�a para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos El Salvador

Guatemala - Procuradur�a Nacional de los Derechos Humanos Guatemala

Honduras - Comisionado Nacional de Protecci�n de los Derechos Humanos Honduras

Mexico - Comisi�n Nacional de los Derechos Humanos México

Nicaragua - Procuradur�a para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos Nicaragua

Panama - Defensor del Pueblo Panam�

Paraguay - Defensor del Pueblo Paraguay

Peru - Defensor del Pueblo Per�

Peru - Defensor de la Niñez

Puerto Rico - Oficina del Procurador del Ciudadano Puerto Rico

Venezuela - Defensor del Pueblo Venezuela

North America

Canada - Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office (CAO)

Canada - Office of the Ombudsman of British Columbia (OMB-BC)

Canada - Office of the Child and Youth Advocate - Newfoundland and Labrador (OCYA)

Oceania

Australia

• Australian Capital Territory - ACT Children and Youth Commissioner
• New South Wales - NSW Commission for Children and Young People

                                    - NSW Office for Children, the Children's Guardian

• Northern Territory - Children's Commissioner (website coming soon)
• Queensland - Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
• South Australia - Guardian for Children and Young People
• Tasmania - Children's Commissioner Tasmania
• Victoria - Child Safety Commissioner Victoria
• Western Australia - WA Commissioner for Children and Young People

Read about the roles of the different offices here.

New Zealand - Office of the Commissioner for Children

Read more about their roles here