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The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, is going to initiate ex officio action against public administrations to ensure greater accessibility for citizens, face-to-face attention when necessary and easy-to-understand language in the current process of digitalisation. Gabilondo considers that the use of simple, easy-to-understand language by the different public administrations – local, regional and national – when addressing […]

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has initiated an ex officio enquiry with the Directorate General of the Police and the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the alleged murder of a girl by her father on 30 December in Madrid. Ángel Gabilondo has asked for an investigation into whether the mother had filed a complaint for herself, […]

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has initiated an ex officio action before the Regional Ministry of Family, Youth and Social Policy of the Autonomous Community of Madrid requesting information about the situation of the ten minors released yesterday as part of a police operation against the exploitation of minors for sexual purposes and drug trafficking in […]

The Congress of Deputies today hosted the ombudsman assumption of Ángel Gabilondo The new Ombudsman has assured that “for this great challenge” he will work “with dignity and equanimity, with thoroughness, efficiency and independence”. Thus, he pointed out that “the defense of human rights” will be his “absolute priority”. He has also shown his firm […]