A petition established to challenge a decision by the French government to close down the independent institution that is mandated to safeguard the Convention has attracted 39360 signatures. View them here

The new bill would effectively close down the institution by merging a number of independent institutions into one general ombudsman. Read the news story here

Further information

• UK: Row breaks out over Children's Commissioner
• Read the Paris Principles on 'Independent Human Rights Institutions' 
• CRIN information page on Children's Ombudspersons/Commissioners
• Paraguay: Concern over candidacy for post of Ombudsperson (7 October 2009)
• France: Children's Ombudsperson at risk of being closed down (16 September 2009)
  

Organisation Contact Details:

Défenseur des Droits-Défenseur adjoint aux droits des enfants
7, rue Saint-Florentin
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 1 53 29 22 00
Website: www.defenseurdesdroits.fr

Last updated 03/08/2011 07:32:58