La Defensoría del Pueblo
The Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman) is a Colombian institution that is part of the Public Ministry, with budget and administrative independence. Its main functions are the promotion and the spreading of the human rights, agreed to the stipulated in the 1991 Colombian Political Constitution, specif...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
2008
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| Online Access: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3400199 |
| Source: | Revista Derecho del Estado, ISSN 0122-9893, Nº. 21, 2008, pags. 109-119 |
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The Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman) is a Colombian institution that is
part of the Public Ministry, with budget and administrative independence.
Its main functions are the promotion and the spreading of the human rights,
agreed to the stipulated in the 1991 Colombian Political Constitution, specifically
in the chapter ii, title x �Organisms of Control of the State�.
The law 24 of 1992 establishes the organization and operation of the Colombian
ombudsman. This institution appears like a mediator between the
citizens and the State, receiving requests and complaints of the Colombian
people to different state organizations; others of its functions are: gives its
opinion about the problematic of the human rights, Presents an annual report
to the Colombian Congress; is responsible for managing the public defence
for the people who can�t pay a lawyer; Realizes actions for the defence of
collective and fundamental rights; recommends the policies for education in
human rights and finally realizes recommendations to the authorities in the
matter of the human rights. |
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