The Portuguese Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, closed on 24 May in Ankara the cycle of human rights training actions with a view to strengthening the Ombudsman of Turkey. In her speech, Maria Lúcia Amaral explained that the creation of the Nordic-inspired "Ombudsman" was one of the first consensuses of the Portuguese democratic era, and that today still remains intact that consensus on the importance...

On the occasion of the June 1-International Day for Protection of Children the Ombudsman held series of events and met with children in the Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Down syndrome within the Human Rights Month and expressed her best wishes to them.

The Ombudsman also participated at the event held in the “Care” (“Qayğı”) children’s rehabilitation center, which was established at the initiative of Heydar Aliyev Foundation and met the children with cerebral palsy (CP).

It was highlighted the importance of the International Day for Protection of Children, the attention paid to ensuring children’s rights and adoption of laws, state programs in this regard.

It was noted that the Republic of Azerbaijan joined the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), in the very early years of independence, later ratified optional protocols of this international convention and adopted a particular Law on the Rights of the Child.

Councillors in West Sussex have been asked to revisit an Ombudsman’s decision, after they considered the wrong version of a critical report at a council meeting.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman issued an investigation report about the way the council handled a complaint about the education it provided to a girl who was out of school.

In that report, the Ombudsman made several recommendations to improve the council’s services. These included an apology to the girl’s mother, a financial remedy to recognise the lost educational opportunity, and a reminder to staff about their duty to provide alternative education.

Michael King, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, said: