The Role of the Protector of the Citizens in Protecting Persons with Disabilities
The Role of the Protector of the Citizens in Protecting Persons with Disabilities

Summary/Abstract: The Ombudsman Institute is established by the special law as an independent state body that protects the rights of citizens, controls the work of state bodies, protects the property and property interests of the Republic of Serbia, as well as other institutions and organizations entrusted with public authority. Within the framework of this defined competence, the special activity of the Ombudsman is aimed at indirect or direct protection against discrimination against persons with mental or physical disabilities, which, as a constitutional principle, is proclaimed by the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. As a special system of organized network of offices covering the entire territory of Serbia, and as an independent and single body, the Protector of Citizens is concerned with the protection and promotion of human rights and no one has the right to influence on his work and conduct. In submitting the report on the work to the competent assembly of the territorial unit, in each calendar year, the achieved results are determined, as well as the activities for achieving of the planned objectives for the next year. In achieving the goals set, one of the most important tasks of the Protector of Citizens is to provide the most powerful legal assistance and support to the citizens in the realization of social and labour protection.

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