PRESS

On 26 September, the Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo), Soledad Becerril, met with Mari Amos, head of European countries and the person with responsibility for Spain on the UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT). The meeting centred on ways of improving coordination between the SPT and the Office of the Ombudsman, in its capacity […]

The Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, met today with relatives of Spanish nationals serving sentences abroad, to explain the powers and functions of the institution in this regard and the work that it does for them. About 30 people with relatives or friends held in prisons abroad attended the meeting which was organized by Fundación +34, an institution […]

It has been attempted before, but failed. So much hope is pinned on this fresh attempt; it is the only hope left for millions of terrified people living in the country and for millions of people who have left and sought refuge in different places. The attempt at truce deserves to be encouraged and backed […]

The Office of the Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo), in the light of the fact that a number of people from Morocco are at Ceuta border fence, reiterates that Spanish law and international law do not allow people to be sent back to their country automatically without their circumstances having been checked on an individual basis. […]