Introduction
forward to the authorities following each visit, and a geolocation map of all the visits carried out by the NPM (the
conclusions, Recommendations and Suggestions referred to the competent authorities can be consulted by
clicking on a specific facility, as well as information as to whether or not these have been accepted). See https://
www.defensordelpueblo.es/mnp/actividad/. Through the website the Ombudsman aims to inform people about
the activity of the NPM with total transparency and to increase awareness of the work carried out.
The NPM has an Advisory Council which acts as a technical and legal cooperation body, in compliance
with the provisions of Organic Law 1/2009. Two years following its establishment, during the meeting held in
June 2015, the Advisory Council was partially renewed through a draw, in accordance with the provisions of
articles 19 and 20 of the Organisational and Operational Regulation governing the Ombudsman. Those spokespeople who stood down (continuing in their posts until the new spokespeople were appointed) were: Vicenta
Esteve, Javier de Lucas, Fernando Mariño and Yolanda Román.
The public process of appointing new spokespeople was announced through the Resolution of the Ombudsman of October 28th 2015 (Official State Bulletin (BOE), October 30th 2015). In accordance with the report
by the Coordination and Internal Governance Committee, and through the Resolution of the Ombudsman of
December 1st 2015 (BOE December 4th 2015), the following Advisory Council Spokespeople were appointed:
Vicenta Esteve Biot, proposed once again by the General Council of the Official Colleges of Psychologists in
Spain, María José García-Galán San Miguel, Jesús López-Medel Báscones and Lorenzo Martín-Retortillo
Baquer.
The current composition of the Advisory Council, presided over by the Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril
Bustamante, is therefore as follows:
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Francisco M. Fernández Marugán, first deputy to the Ombudsman (ex officio member of the Council);
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Concepció Ferrer i Casals, second deputy to the Ombudsman (ex officio member of the Council);
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Milagros Fuentes González, practising lawyer and patron of the Foundation of the Spanish Bar Association (end of tenure: 2017);
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Berta M.ª Uriel Latorre, Doctor of Medicine and Head of the Preventive Medicine Service of the University Hospital Complex of Ourense, appointed by proposal of the General Council of the Official
Colleges of Physicians in Spain (end of tenure: 2017);
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Vicenta Esteve Biot, clinical psychologist and secretary of the Official College of Psychologists of
Valencia, appointed by proposal of the General Council of the Official Colleges of Psychologists in
Spain (end of tenure: 2019);
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M.ª José García-Galán San Miguel, magistrate and member of the Committee for the Prevention of
Torture (CPT) of the European Council (end of tenure: 2019);
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Emilio Ginés Santidrián, practising lawyer and member of the UN Subcommittee for the Prevention of
Torture (end of tenure: 2017);
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Jesús López-Medel Báscones, State Attorney and Professor of Administrative Law at the University
of Cantabria (end of tenure: 2019);
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Lorenzo Martín-Retortillo Baquer, Emeritus Professor of Administrative Law at the Complutense University of Madrid and specialist in jurisprudence for the European Court of Human Rights (end of
tenure: 2019);
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Julián Carlos Ríos Martín, Ordinary Professor of Criminal Law at the Comillas Pontifical University
and lawyer specialising in Prison Law (end of tenure: 2017).
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