La adjunta especial de Igualdad y Violencia de Género de la Diputación del Común, Beatriz Barrera, es la nueva delegada para la Región Europea de la Red de Mujeres en la FIO (Federación Iberoamericana de Ombudsman), en representación de España, Portugal y Andorra. La Red de Mujeres está compuesta por una representante de cada región de la FIO (Europa, América Andina, Cono Sur, América del Norte...

Dear colleague,

I am pleased to inform you that the Annual Report 2018/2019 of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia is now available in English on our website. The Annual Report 2018/2019 covers the period from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019. It gives an overview of the activities of the Chancellor of Justice in the areas such as the rule of law, the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, prevention of ill-treatment, protection and promotion of human rights, protection of privacy, and many others. 

You can keep yourself informed of the daily work of the Chancellor’s Office through the Chancellor of Justice website. The Chancellor also posts summaries on Facebook of selected debates she personally considers important and interesting.

You are most welcome to publish the report on your organization’s and networks’ websites and newsfeeds, if you wish to do so. 

For further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

With best regards,

Kertti Pilvik

Ms. Kertti Pilvik

Head of International Relations and Organisational Development

Office of the Chancellor of Justice

Kohtu 8, 15193 Tallinn, Estonia

Phone: +372 693 8434

www.oiguskantsler.ee

Equality Today – November 2019

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