June 30, 2020.
On Tuesday the 30th the virtual presentation of the Annual Report on the human rights situation in the country's federal prisons was held. It was in charge of the Prison Ombudsman Francisco Mugnolo, the Acting Deputy Ombudsman Ariel Cejas Meliare and the directors Marta Monclús and Andrea Triolo.
June 26, 2020.
The Department of Investigations of the Prison Ombudsman’s National Office made a report based on calculations of income and expenses in the SPF with the objective of providing an evaluation of the prison situation in the context of the pandemic.
June 24, 2020.
On June 12, the Prison Ombudsman’s National Office participated in a new regional meeting of National Mechanisms for the Prevention of Torture, organized by the South American Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
June 23, 2020.
Tuesday, June 30 is the date chosen for the presentation of the Annual Report, the PPN publication on the situation of human rights in Argentina's federal prisons. It will be carried out virtually, for the first time, in order to respect social, preventive and compulsory isolation.
June 16, 2020.
Over the last month, a series of virtual meetings were held between members of the PPN and referents of the Wikimedia Foundation in Argentina. The objective was to learn about the different projects of the Foundation and establish collaborative ties between both institutions.
June 16, 2020.
On June 11, the PPN carried out routine monitoring in the XII of Capital Federal Prison Wardens with the objective of releasing the conditions of detention and the sanitary measures adopted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 08, 2020.
Within the framework of the “Monitoring Plan in the context of COVID-19” recently approved by the National Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CNPT for its acronym in Spanish), the PPN participated in two inspections carried out in federal prison complexes I and II.
June 04, 2020.
It was in the framework of a resolution of that Chamber before the request for house arrest in favor of a detainee with health problems, which had been rejected by a Federal Court. The Prison Ombudsman’s National Office presented itself as "Friend of the Court".
June 02, 2020.
The Prison Ombudsman’s National Office issued a new Recommendation for the installation of telephone lines enabled to receive calls in all accommodation sectors of the Federal Penitentiary Service.
May 28, 2020.
The Gender and Sexual Diversity Team of the PPN participated in a virtual conversation on the problems of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum in a context of confinement organized by the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity.
May 27, 2020.
The Gender and Sexual Diversity Team of the PPN, together with the Corpora en Libertad Network, presents a new report that exposes the situation of LGTBQI + people deprived of their liberty, analyzing the harmful effects of the pandemic COVID-19.
May 26, 2020.
The PPN appeared as an amicus curiae before the court to request the house arrest of one of the persons deprived of liberty who received a lead bullet wound. The event took place during the protest in the Devoto prison on April 24.