Institution
Ombudsman of Samoa
Samoa
Country
Samoa
GANHRI accreditation status
A
Year established
1988
About
The Ombudsman of Samoa was originally established by the Komesina o Sulufaiga (Ombudsman) Act of 1988. The Act was amended in May 2013 to incorporate the functions of a national human rights institution.
The human rights functions of the Ombudsman are to promote and protect human rights and freedoms in Samoa as the national human rights institution.
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Related resources
Legal resources
UN submissions
Ombudsman of Samoa - Information concerning Samoa and the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Samoa NHRI Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (2015)
UN Submissions
NHRI publications
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- Country photo
- Map image
- Institution
- Ombudsman of Samoa
- Sub-region
- Oceania
- GANHRI Accreditation Status
- A
- Type of NHRI
- Ombudsman
- Optional mandate(s)
- National inquiry
- Year established
- 1988
- Geolocation
Latitude: -13.759029
Longitude: -172.104629
- Geolocation
- About
The Ombudsman of Samoa was originally established by the Komesina o Sulufaiga (Ombudsman) Act of 1988. The Act was amended in May 2013 to incorporate the functions of a national human rights institution.
The human rights functions of the Ombudsman are to promote and protect human rights and freedoms in Samoa as the national human rights institution.
- Website
- www.ombudsman.gov.ws
- Contact
info@ombudsman.gov.ws
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