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Civil Registries will always register minors on the basis of genderbased variations in surnames, following a recommendation from the Ombudsman
06-29-2021
The Ombudsman (in office), Francisco Fernández Marugán, appreciates the fact that the Ministry of Justice has accepted his recommendation to ensure that the birth registration of children of foreign origin always takes into account the gender variants of their surnames. The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith, under the aforementioned Ministry, has issued […]
Fernández Marugán travels to Ceuta and Melilla to hold meetings with authorities and NGO´s
06-04-2021
The Ombudsman (in office), Francisco Fernández Marugán, has made an official visit to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla from the 1st to the 4th of June to meet with authorities and NGO representatives. Fernandez Marugán wanted to know first hand the situation in both cities after the entry of numerous foreigners swimming into […]
The Spanish Ombudsman states that the vaccination process is developing in a very positive manner
05-25-2021
The Ombudsman (in office), Francisco Fernández Marugán, has assured this Tuesday that “the vaccination process is developing in a very positive way” in our country. During his appearance before the Joint Commission on Relations with the Ombudsman, at the request of the Popular Group “to report on the complaints received regarding the distribution of vaccines […]