Ombudsman's Office of Colombia

Ombudsman's Office
Defensoría del Pueblo
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Agency overview
Formed	December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15)
Headquarters	Calle 55 № 10-32/46 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Annual budget	COP$101,674,740,000 (est. 2007)[1] COP$232,102,004,172 (est. 2010)[2]
Agency executive	Volmar Antonio Pérez Ortiz, Ombudsman
Parent agency	Office of the Inspector General
Website
defensoria.org.co

The Ombudsman's Office of Colombia (Spanish: Defensoría del Pueblo) is the national government agency that is charged with overseeing the protection of civil and human rights within the legal framework of the Republic of Colombia^[3]. The ombudsman, or public defender (Spanish: Defensor del Pueblo), is an official appointed by the President, and elected by the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, to head this agency^[4]. The Ombudsman’s Office is funded through the Inspector General’s Office, but it operates independently in administration and budget^[5]. In addition to its complaint-handling role, the Ombudsman is the national human rights institution, accredited with A status by the ICC.

References

1. ^ (in Spanish) (PDF) Ejecucion Presupuestal 2002-2007 (Report). Defensoría del Pueblo. 2008-02-27. http://www.defensoria.org.co/red/anexos/pdf/01/his_pre.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
2. ^ Ley de Presupuesto General de la Nación 2010, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, 2010, pp. 46–47, http://www.minhacienda.gov.co/portal/page/portal/MinHacienda/haciendapublica/presupuesto/programacion/inicio/Ley2010/TOMO%200.pdf, retrieved 2010-08-18 
3. ^ "Misión de la Defensoría del Pueblo" (in Spanish). Defensoría del Pueblo. 2007-06-05. http://www.defensoria.org.co/red/?_item=0101&_secc=01&ts=1. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
4. ^ Congress of Colombia (1992-12-15). "Title I, Article 2, Law 24 of 1992" (in Spanish) (PDF). p. 1. http://www.defensoria.org.co/red/anexos/pdf/01/ley24_1992.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
5. ^ Congress of Colombia (1992-12-15). "Title I, Article 1, Law 24 of 1992" (in Spanish) (PDF). p. 1. http://www.defensoria.org.co/red/anexos/pdf/01/ley24_1992.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 

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