April 29, 2021.
Next Friday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. the virtual launch of a new stage of the Micaela Law will take place. This law, named in commemoration of Micaela García, a 21-year-old young woman from Entre Ríos, a victim of femicide, was enacted on January 10, 2019 establishing at its bases mandatory training in gender and gender violence for all people who work in the public function, in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers of the Nation.
April 28, 2021.
From this institution we celebrate with great joy the appointment of Andrea Casamento to the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture (SPT). We consider that it is a deserved recognition of the sustained trajectory in order to guarantee and expand the rights of the people who are affected by prison.
April 22, 2021.
By rejecting an appeal filed by the Federal Penitentiary Service, the CSJN confirmed a ruling that obliges the prison administration to pay detainees for hours not worked for justified reasons.
April 21, 2021.
The PPN celebrates the decision of the current National Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Dr. Garrigós, to repeal the normative provisions that regulated the procedure for preparing the criminological histories inserted in Public Bulletin No. 1373, dated 29 of October 1980 and Provision No. DI-2018-150-APN-SPF # MJ, of the Normative Public Bulletin No. 674 of February 2018.
April 20, 2021.
The Acting Deputy Prison Ombudsman Ariel Cejas Meliare and the head of the Vulnerable Groups in Prison area, Mariana Lauro, presented the opinion of the PPN before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the 141st Regular Period of Sessions.
April 16, 2021.
As of April, the cycle of meetings of the General Directorate for the Protection of Human Rights began. On this occasion, a meeting was held between the Mental Health teams and teams from the complexes corresponding to the Metropolitan area.
April 12, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office and the National Institute of Human Rights of Chile held a new virtual work session where they addressed the issue of isolation in detention centers.
April 09, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office held a virtual meeting with the Public Defender of the Union on Tuesday. The purpose of the meeting was to outline the first joint work plan in defense of the human rights of persons deprived of liberty.
April 07, 2021.
In the recent radio program of the Prison Ombudsman's National Office, a member of the workshop where written texts are made in the cecographic system provided details of the creation of tactile reading pieces developed for people with visual disabilities.
April 07, 2021.
In order to honor health professionals in a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers.
April 05, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office regrets the passing of its Director of the Administrative and Contentious Legal Directorate.
With a high commitment and professionalism, Dr. Laura Bossert served in the organization for more than 15 years. Their valuable contributions have always contributed to the fulfillment of the PPN's objectives.
The Prison Ombudsman and the entire team that makes up the Prison Ombudsman's Office accompany their daughter and family members at this difficult time.
March 30, 2021.
The Prison Ombudsman's National Office and the National Institute of Human Rights of Chile held a new virtual working day.