Advisory Committee on Human Rights

The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Human Rights is to advise the Chancellor of Justice in protecting and promoting human rights as well as in monitoring the situation of human rights, including in the following:

 

Members of the Advisory Committee are elected by way of a public competition by a committee established by the Chancellor of Justice. The Commission shall be guided by the principles of equal treatment, diversity and equilibrium in its choice. The Chancellor of Justice may invite new members to the Advisory Committee, if necessary.The authorisation of a member of the Advisory Committee is personal. Membership and participation in the work of the Advisory Committee is voluntary.

 

The Advisory Committee is elected for a period of four years and it gathers twice a year. The Advisory Committee operates in the form of meetings chaired by the Chancellor of Justice.

 

To ask for advice, the Chancellor of Justice may address a member of the Advisory Committee directly or form field-related work groups.

 

The opinions and recommendations of the members of the Advisory Committee are not binding upon the Chancellor of Justice.

 

Advisory Committee’s 50 members were selected via an open competition and include people from various walks of life from all across Estonia, featuring seasoned specialists in equal treatment, rights of the child, rights of persons with disabilities, violence prevention, health care, genetic engineering, medical ethics, architecture, personal data protection, religious freedom, environmental protection, etc.

 

The composition of the Advisory Committee is as follows: