Title (Titre) Fifteen

Of the National Commission of the Rights of Man and of the Mediator of the Republic

Articles 152 – 154

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Article 152

(1)

A National Commission of the Rights of Man is created. It is independent. It is only subject to the Constitution and to the law.

(2)

The composition, the organization and the functioning of the National Commission of the Rights of Man are established by an organic law.

Article 153

(1)

No member of the Government or of the Parliament, [and] no other person may interfere with the exercise of its functions[,] and all other organs of the State give their assistance to it[,] of which it should have need to preserve its independence, its dignity and its efficacy.

Article 154

(1)

A Mediator of the Republic[,] given the charge of governing the non-jurisdictional conflicts between the citizens and the administration[,] is instituted. The Mediator of the Republic is an independent administrative authority appointed by decree taken in the Council of Ministers for a mandate of three (03) years renewable.

(2)

The composition, the organization and the functioning of the services of the Mediator of the Republic are established by an organic law.

Source: Journal officiel de la République togolaise — jo.gouv.tg. Reproduced for education; not an official government publication or legal advice.