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| Ombudsman's Office overview | |
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| Formed | 22 December 1997 |
| Jurisdiction |  Bolivia |
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| Website | www |
The Ombudsman's Office of Bolivia (Spanish: Defensoría del Pueblo) is an independent governmental institution established by the Constitution, charged with overseeing the fulfillment, protection, and promotion of human rights in the country. The Ombudsman's Office is functionally, financially, and administratively independent of the four branches of Bolivian government. It was established on 22 December 1997 by Law N° 1818,[1] and is currently regulated by Law N° 870 of 13 December 2016.[2] Governance scholar Tom Pegram writes that "the Bolivian Ombudsman's Office has been recognized as arguably the most effective state actor in terms of advancing rights and active citizenship".[3]
- ^ Banzer Suárez, Hugo (22 December 1997). "Ley N° 1818". gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo (in Spanish). Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Morales Ayma, Evo (13 December 2016). "Ley N° 870". gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo (in Spanish). Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Pegram, Tom (2013). "The Bolivian Defensoría Del Pueblo and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights". The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Promotion and Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Intersentia Press. SSRN 2095358. Retrieved 28 January 2022.