Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador

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autonomous public authority national human rights institution public defender institution

The Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador is an autonomous public authority responsible for protecting and promoting human rights and overseeing the legality and fairness of state actions on behalf of citizens.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Defensor del Pueblo	2
Defensoría del Pueblo del Ecuador	1
Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador canonical	1
Ombudsman of Ecuador	1
Public Defender's Office of Ecuador	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autonomous public authority ⓘ national human rights institution ⓘ public defender institution ⓘ
activity	human rights education ⓘ promotion of a culture of peace and non-discrimination ⓘ publication of thematic and annual reports ⓘ
appointmentBy	National Assembly of Ecuador ⓘ
branch	function of transparency and social control ⓘ
canAddress	violations committed by private entities providing public services ⓘ violations committed by public officials ⓘ
canInvestigate	acts or omissions of public authorities ⓘ human rights violations ⓘ public services ⓘ
canReceive	collective complaints ⓘ individual complaints ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	autonomous organ of the State ⓘ
country	Ecuador ⓘ
focusArea	civil and political rights ⓘ collective rights ⓘ economic social and cultural rights ⓘ rights of priority attention groups ⓘ
goal	ensuring effective enjoyment of constitutional rights ⓘ strengthening rule of law in Ecuador ⓘ
hasRegionalOfficesIn	various provinces of Ecuador ⓘ
headTitle	Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defensor del Pueblo
independenceFrom	executive branch of Ecuador ⓘ judicial branch of Ecuador ⓘ legislative branch of Ecuador ⓘ
jurisdiction	entire territory of Ecuador ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of Ecuador ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador
memberOf	Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen ⓘ International Ombudsman Institute ⓘ
officialLanguageName	Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defensoría del Pueblo del Ecuador
officialName	Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defensor del Pueblo
power	initiate investigations ex officio ⓘ issue recommendations to public authorities ⓘ mediate between citizens and public administration ⓘ promote constitutional actions for rights protection ⓘ request information from public institutions ⓘ
reportsTo	National Assembly of Ecuador ⓘ
role	defense of citizens against abuses of public power ⓘ monitoring fairness of state actions ⓘ monitoring legality of state actions ⓘ oversight of public administration ⓘ promotion of human rights ⓘ protection of human rights ⓘ
seat	Quito ⓘ
termLength	fixed term established by Ecuadorian law ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Ecuador → providesFor → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador ⓘ

judicial branch of Ecuador → collaboratesWith → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador ⓘ

this entity surface form: Public Defender's Office of Ecuador

transparency and social control branch of Ecuador → hasConstituentBody → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador ⓘ

subject surface form: Transparency and Social Control Branch of Ecuador

this entity surface form: Ombudsman of Ecuador

Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador → officialName → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Ombudsman of Ecuador

this entity surface form: Defensor del Pueblo

Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador → officialLanguageName → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Ombudsman of Ecuador

this entity surface form: Defensoría del Pueblo del Ecuador

Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador → headTitle → Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo) of Ecuador self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Ombudsman of Ecuador

this entity surface form: Defensor del Pueblo