Protection of child rights

Child rights protection and promotion are also one of the main directions of the Commissioner’s activities. Commissioner takes necessary measures for the investigation and restoration of complaints on the violated child rights, which are addressed to the Ombudsman, organizes awareness and propaganda on child rights, conducts investigations in order to learn the situation of children, prepares proposals for further improvement of the relevant national legislative framework and situation of children through cooperation with public institutions, international as well as non-governmental organizations and mass media. To ensure access to the Commissioner, calls incoming to 24-hour hotline “916” are investigated immediately.  Furthermore, in order to coordinate activities in the field of child rights, the Commissioner appointed an adviser on child rights.