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Updated 08.05.2013

Estonia ratified the OPCAT in 2006 and designated its Ombudsperson's Office (Office of the Chancellor of Justice) as NPM. The Chancellor of Justice started its operations as NPM in 2007.

In addition to its NPM mandate, the Chancellor of Justice is also performing the duties of Ombudsman and Constitutional Review.

Both the Committee against Torture (2007) and the Human Rights Committee (2010) expressed concerns regarding the compliance of the Chancellor of Justice with the Paris Principles.

The SPT member Petros Michaelides is the SPT Focal Point for Estonia.

Opcat status
OPCAT Ratification December 18, 2006
UNCAT Ratification October 21, 1991
SPT Member Ms Mari Amos (2011-2014)
NPM Designated

Office of the Chancellor of Justice

NPM Type

National Human Rights Institution

NPM Legal Framework

Chancellor of Justice Act (Consolidated text January 2007)

Information
Population 1 324 333
Area (sq km) 45 226
Number of prisons 5
Prison population 3 555
Quick links

Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from Slovenia (4 March 2009)

CAT: Concluding Observations (November 2007)

HRC: Concluding Observations (August 2010)

CPT: Report (May 2007)

Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe): Report (2007)