Attorney Arnulfo De Leon Lavenant agreed to talk to SanDiegoRed.com, about the efforts in the defense of human rights of the people from Baja California. He said that the once dark office of this institution has now modernized and is closer to the citizens, neighborhoods, police, clinics and social security offices in the city.

The idea of building a democratic society by the enforcement of human rights "is a huge problem in Baja California. We have to serve all residents and visitors, everyone in general," said the attorney.

"The type of environment that is being lived in Baja California is what has empowered us to act the way we are: monitoring military checkpoints, monitoring the federal police and training the police." Lavenant also added that "not only are we training authorities, but also telling them that I'm teaching you on how to treat citizens, and if you forget, I'm only one block away from you so that at any given moment, I can make a recommendation to your boss."

Before leaving the ombudsman said: "We have a team of 92 people who are very active, very prepared, and who love this job. I have over forty lawyers and eight offices and created two more in San Quintin and San Felipe."

On the Human Rights and Citizen Protection Office of Baja California website, there you will be able to find the information on how to submit your complaint. So for any abuse by authorities, do not hesitate on contacting them.

Eduardo.Flores@sandiegored.com