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The Defensor del Pueblo has appeared in Geneva today, February 15th, before new representatives of the European Group of the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture in order to provide information concerning the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Spain (NPM). The work of the NPM consists principally in visiting places […]

The pain of victims grows when judicial authorities or foreign politicians allow propaganda from terrorists and their supporters.  The Defensor del Pueblo recommended that all information concerning the harm caused by terrorism—and the reality of our country’s respect for and guarantee of human rights—be conveyed to the Belgian State, or to other states which may […]

Today, Order ECC/2316/2015 of November 4th comes into effect, establishing the obligation to include a risk indicator in financial products, consisting of classifying the product’s risk according to a system of 6 colours. Green signifies a product that is simple and secure, while Red indicates the complexity of the product, which may be difficult to […]

It ought to be difficult to dissuade people from trying to leave their country when they feel persecuted, insecure or threatened. Those that flee from Syria, Eritrea, or even farther, know that they must cross six or seven borders to reach their goal of arriving in an E.U. country. The quota system established by the […]