Defender of Rights (France)

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In France, the Defender of Rights (DDD) (French: Défenseur des droits) is an independent administrative authority of the Government of France, created by the constitutional revision of July 23, 2008 and instituted by the organic law of March 29, 2011.^[1]

The Defender of Rights is an independent administrative authority enshrined by the Constitution of France.^[2][3]

The current Defender of Rights is journalist Claire Hédon.^[4][5]