SADC Human rights protection institutions
Updated August 2009
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| Country | Institution | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| ANGOLA | Office of the Ombudsman | Constitution 1975, 142-144; Law 4/06; Law 5/06 |
| BOTSWANA | Office of the Ombudsman | Ombudsman Act of 1995 |
| DRC | National Observatory of Human Rights (defunct) | Law 04/20 of July 2004 |
| LESOTHO | Office of the Ombudsman | Constitution 1993, 134; Ombudsman Act, 1996 |
| MADAGASCAR | National Commission on Human Rights (moribund) | Constitution 1992 |
| MALAWI | Malawi Human Rights Commission | Constitution 1994, 129-131; Human Rights Commission Act, 1998 |
| Office of the Ombudsman | Constitution 1994, 120-128; Ombudsman Act, 1996 | |
| MAURITIUS | National Human Rights Commission | Protection of Human Rights Act, 1998 |
| Ombudsman's Office | Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius 1966, 96-102; Ombudsman Act, 1969 | |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Office of the Ombudsman (inoperative) | Constitution 1990, 256 |
| NAMIBIA | Ombudsman | Constitution 1990, 89-94; Ombudsman Act of 1990 |
| SEYCHELLES | Ombudsman | Constitution 1993, 143, 144, Schedule 5 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Public Protector | Constitution 1996, 182, 183; Public Protector Act 23, 1994 |
| South African Human Rights Commission | Constitution 1996, 184-186; Human Rights Commission Act 54, 1994 | |
| SWAZILAND | None | - |
| TANZANIA | Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance | Constitution 1977, 129-131; Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Act, 2001 |
| ZAMBIA | Permanent Human Rights Commission | Constitution 1996, 125; Human Rights Commission Act, 1996 |
| Commission for Investigations | Constitution 1996, 90; Commission for Investigations Act, 1974 | |
| ZIMBABWE | Ombudsman's Office | Constitution 1980, 107, 108; Ombudsman Act, 1982 |