During the day against child abuse, Argentina appointed lawyer Marisa Graham to the position of Child Advocate

The Attorney Marisa Graham was selected from 14 candidates to head this body that will defend the rights of children and adolescents, UBA Family Law Professor and Chief of the Child and Family Council, and former Director of Children and Adolescents of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.

From now on, the official "will be responsible for ensuring the protection and promotion of their rights enshrined in the National Constitution, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and national laws"as established in the law.

At the time of his inauguration, Graham said: "I remembered a moment of excitement similar to the one I have now: in 1994, the incorporation of 11 human rights treaties the fight that many of us have done to make the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other treaties constitutional. "

He added, "I thank the bicameral Commission very much, I feel even more qualified to be considered by 10 women, and thank the social organizations that traveled with me this way".

Through this organization, It should monitor child policies across the country, beyond what some provinces already have this figure, thus paying a debt of the state to the country.

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In a context of economic and social crisis, with the disclosure of alarming data on poverty in Argentina and the situation of children as the most disadvantaged, this figure is essential for monitoring public policies aimed at the full protection of children.

According to a report by UNICEF, 48% of children and adolescents live below the poverty line and nearly half of them are severely deprived of their basic rights., how to live next to a landfill, in a flooded area or have problems with access to drinking water.

While the Observatory of children's social debt of the Catholic University of Argentina, during the last quarter of 2018, the number of Argentinian boys living in poverty has increased to 51.7%.

Faced with this reality, in 2015, a group of NGOs working in the field of child protection, joins the coalition "Childhood in debt" to claim the nomination for the # DefensorDelNiñoYa campaign!

On the basis of a call for protection, the Bicameral Commission was created in 2017 to appoint the right person for the position. After an badysis of 68 candidates and a restructuring of the commission, this Thursday culminated the public competition and among the 14 finalists, the person was chosen to fill this position.

The Ombudsman for the Rights of Children and Adolescents will remain in office for five years. He will be eligible for reelection once. He will be nominated, nominated and dismissed by the National Congress, through a bicameral commission.

Among his functionsshould promote actions to protect the interests of children and adolescents; to bring actions for the protection of their rights in any lawsuit, proceeding or tribunal; oversee public and private entities dedicated to your attention; give advice of any kind and receive any kind of complaint from children or teenagers or complaints about them.