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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]

^ "Défenseur des Droits". Défenseur des Droits (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ "Décision n° 2011-626 DC du 29 mars 2011 | Conseil constitutionnel". www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ "French Constitution". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
^ ""Je n'ai jamais souhaité mettre fin aux contrôles d'identité", assure la Défenseure des droits". Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
^ BRAUN, ELISA (November 23, 2020). "Commission steps into French fight over journalists rights". politico.