Galician Ombudsman

Organisation name in original language

Valedor do Pobo Galego

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Spain

Type(s) of body

Ombuds institution (OI)

Address

Rúa do Hórreo 65, 15700 Santiago de Compostela,
La Coruña

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Legal source(s)

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Providing remedy
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • Ombud with a mandate on maladministration
  • Hate crime
  • Corporate responsibility
  • Rights of the child
  • Freedom of information

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Conducts periodic inspections of public agencies.
  • Makes recommendations to public institutions regarding the violation of human rights in Galicia.
  • Has a formal cooperation framework with the Andalusian Ombudsman and the Andalusian Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Holds awareness-raising and training sessions with the European Anti-poverty Network in Galicia (EAPN- Galicia).

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