September 20, 2021.
On the occasion of the project "Strengthening Institutional Capacities within the framework of the Prevention of Torture and other Bad Treatment" - FO.AR- members of both institutions held two virtual meetings to exchange information on the state of health in the prisons of Argentina and Peru.
September 17, 2021.
More than 17,000 persons deprived of liberty on trial voted last Sunday in the Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary elections. The Prison Ombudsman's National Office accompanied the scrutiny process carried out in the National Electoral Chamber.
September 10, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office presented different legal actions so that a person deprived of liberty suffering from the aftermath of a cerebrovascular accident can be admitted to a rehabilitation center suitable for these ailments, as indicated by all the medical professionals who assisted him.
September 09, 2021.
The Prison Ombdusman requested to guarantee access and the right to vote for persons deprived of liberty housed in the orbit of the Police of the City of Buenos Aires, the Argentine Federal Police and the Argentine Naval Prefecture.
September 08, 2021.
Members of the Delegation of Non-Penitentiary Centers of the Northern Border and of the NOA Delegation worked together to monitor different transit detention facilities in the region.
September 08, 2021.
In 2016 the National Electoral Chamber declared unconstitutional the voting ban for convicted persons. Five years after that sentence, the situation has not changed and approximately 6 thousand people deprived of liberty at the federal level still do not have access to their right to vote.
September 03, 2021.
Members of the PPN visited the Cavia and Madariaga wardens where there are prolonged stays of detainees. Given this situation, the Ministry of Health of the Nation was requested to give priority to extending the COVID-19 vaccination plan for the population housed in the orbit of the Argentine Federal Police.
03 de Septiembre, 2021.
Violations of the rights of foreigners are enhanced in the confinement, a context where the differentiated impacts and intersections on access to economic, social, cultural and environmental rights deepen. This September 4 and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the PPN reinforces its commitment to the protection and safeguarding of the human rights of this group deprived of liberty.
September 01, 2021.
The Prison Ombdusman's National Office participated through the Marcos de Paz's team in the “II International Congress of Police Mediation and Proximity Police. Conflicts and police work in times of pandemic ”.
August 27, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office, through its interdisciplinary teams, continues to carry out visits to penal units, police stations and other non-penitentiary centers to assess the conditions of detention and interview people deprived of their liberty.
August 26, 2021.
Members of the Litoral Regional Delegation of the Prison Ombudsman's National Office toured the Penal Unit No. 1 "Dr. Juan José O Connor" located in the city of Paraná.
August 23, 2021.
As it was 9 years ago, a new school cycle of professional practices that are carried out by the agreement between the PPN and the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires began.