Paraguay
Hearings for the Ombudsman’s Office Conclude, with 60 Candidates Still in the Running
The Senate committee wrapped up the round of presentations by candidates for the ombudsman and deputy ombudsman posts. The next step will be the evaluation of profiles before sending the shortlists to the Chamber of Deputies.
The Senate’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs, National Defense and Public Force closed this Monday the series of public hearings to hear from candidates for the Ombudsman’s Office, according to La Nación Paraguay.
According to that outlet, the process had begun with 67 registered applicants, but five did not attend the hearings and two others withdrew for personal reasons. In this way, 60 candidates remained for the posts of ombudsman and deputy ombudsman.
The activity was held under Resolution No. 2698 of the Presidency of the Chamber of Senators. According to La Nación Paraguay, that provision establishes that the selection must be governed by criteria of transparency, publicity, equal opportunity and suitability.
The outlet added that the hearings fall under Article 277 of the National Constitution and Articles 4 and 11 of Law No. 631/1995, Organic Law of the Ombudsman’s Office, a regulation that grants the Senate the authority to propose to the Chamber of Deputies the shortlists for both posts.
On the final day, Alicia Alvarenga Cartaman, Romina Paiva Godoy, Pedro Segovia Caballero, Dionisio Valdéz Brítez, Gregoria Rolón Ferreira, Daysi Benítez Treco, Alexa Arrúa Galván, Rubén Ávila López, Rocío González Galeano, Emiliano Cantero Jacquet, Félix Arístides Duré, Alejandra Barrios Escudero and Nidia Pintos Benítez presented. Jorge Ayala López did not appear, La Nación Paraguay reported.
Now, the committee must analyze the 60 candidates who remain in the race. Its chairman, Senator Javier Zacarías, said that review will take place next week and then the list will be brought to the plenary to define the shortlists that will be sent to the Chamber of Deputies, which is in charge of appointing the ombudsman and deputy ombudsman.
Zacarías also highlighted the academic background of the candidates, especially in human rights. “From a technical and legal standpoint, they are very well prepared, educated people, with many and varied specializations in the field of human rights. Satisfied to hear them, satisfied to learn something, and satisfied because they are willing to come and because they also have faith, hope and, above all, confidence in the Senate of the Nation,” he said.
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