Peruvian ombudsman

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Office of the Public Defender

Defensoría del Pueblo
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Ombudsmanship overview
Formed	1995
Jurisdiction	Government of Peru
Headquarters	Jirón Ucayali 394-398, Lima, Peru
Ombudsmanship executive	Walter Gutiérrez Camacho, Defensor del Pueblo
Website	www.defensoria.gob.pe

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The Ombudsman's Office of Peru is an autonomous constitutional organization created during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori that was added to the 1993 Constitution of Peru. It is based in the city of Lima, capital of Peru, and has representation throughout the Peruvian territory.

Role[]

According to Chapter XI of the current Peruvian constitution states that the role of the Public Defender or Ombudsperson of Peru and its organization are to protect the constitutional rights and freedoms of the individual and the community; monitor the performance of the duties of the state administration and the provision of public services to the population.

The Ombudsman is the head of the National Ombudsman, directing and representing the institution. He's elected by the Congress of the Republic for a five-year period. Following the Constitution and Organic Law, he enjoys complete independence for the fulfilment of the functions that the Constitution confers on him.

The Ombudsman looks for a solution to specific problems before accusing anyone. He is not a judge, nor a prosecutor. Hence, he does not pass sentences, nor order arrests. His power rests on persuasion, in behavior modification proposals that he formulates in his recommendations, the development of preventive protection strategies, in the mediation that he assumes to find solutions and in his capacity to publicly denounce in extreme cases.

The first Peruvian Ombudsperson was , followed by Walter Albán and then Beatriz Merino. The Current Ombudsperson is .^[1]

Mission[]

The Ombudsman's Office protects constitutional and fundamental rights of the person and the community, supervise the fulfilment of country's administration duties and the provision of public services to the people.

Therefore, the Ombudsman's Office of Peru is a critical contributor to the country that acts, with autonomy, in the name of common good and in defence of citizenship rights. For this reason, the mandate is exerted with objectivity, professionalism and responsibility, never through arbitrary or injustified opposition.

The Ombudsman cannot accuse nor denounce the State as he searches for solutions.

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