Ombudsman welcomes the 'Venice Principles'

Date of article: 10/07/2019

Daily News of: 10/07/2019

Country:  Gibraltar

Author: Public Services Ombudsman of Gibraltar

Article language: en

On 2nd May 2019, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe endorsed the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution” (“The Venice Principles”). The 25 Principles were adopted by the Venice Commission on 15th March 2019 at its Plenary Session.
 
The Venice Commission is the European Commission for Democracy through Law. It is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, whose primary task is to assist and advise individual countries on constitutional matters in order to improve the functioning of democratic institutions and the protection of human rights
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El jefe superior de la Policía Nacional en Canarias recibe a Beatriz Barrera

Date of article: 10/07/2019

Daily News of: 10/07/2019

Country:  Spain - Canary Islands

Author: Regional Ombudsman of the Canary Islands

Article language: es

El jefe superior de la Policía Nacional en Canarias, José María Moreno, recibió a la adjunta de Igualdad de la Diputación del Común, Beatriz Barrera. El motivo de la reunión fue exponerle el trabajo llevado a cabo desde la Adjuntía, así como los problemas con los que se han encontrado en la Institución referidos a la Violencia de Género en todas sus manifestaciones.

Barrera le informó s...

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Czech Ombudsman Anna Šabatová supports the Polish Ombudsman who faces criticism for defending human rights in Poland

Date of article: 08/07/2019

Daily News of: 08/07/2019

Country:  Poland

Author: Polish Ombudsman

Article language: en

Number of international organisations and networks, namely ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, IOI and OHCHR Europe, issued a statement in which they openly supported the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland Adam Bodnar who is facing a strong criticism including the hateful campaign against him and hate speech for publicly protecting the right to a fair trial and the prohibition from inhumane and degrading treatment.

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National Preventive Group of Azerbaijani Ombudsman visited the Medical facility of the Penitentiary Service

Date of article: 06/07/2019

Daily News of: 08/07/2019

Country:  Azerbaijan

Author: Commission for Human Rights of Azerbaijan

Article language: en

One of the main directions of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s activities is the protection of the right to health. In this respect, the Ombudsman pays great attention to monitoring the situation with regard to the health conditions in the places where persons cannot leave on their own will.   The National Preventive Group (NPG) of the Ombudsman paid the visit to the Medical facility of the Penitentiary...
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