Last July, the first comprehensive summer school for ombudspersons was held, following the example set by countries such as Canada and England, where a special training course for and about ombuds work already exists. The aim of this in-depth summer school was to highlight all the different aspects of the work an ombudsperson carries out.

Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Office has been cooperating with the UNFPA Azerbaijan from the beginning of its establishment. In 2015, in the frame of this cooperation it was started to assess the country’s progress in implementing treaty body recommendations on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).

El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, Luis Raúl González Pérez, recibió el 8 de abril de 2019 a Michelle Bachelet, Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, con quien acordó mantener y fortalecer la comunicación y la colaboración en favor de una mejor defensa de los derechos humanos en el país.

Contacts to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman in 2018 reached their highest number in 17 years, according to an annual report released today. Letters and calls from inmates in Iowa’s county jails and their families increased most dramatically – the office fielded 68 percent more jail complaints last year than in 2016. Managed Medicaid complaints held steady after a massive influx in calls from patients and providers in 2017. In sum, complaints, information requests, and special projects in 2018 totaled 5,178. This is more than a 5 percent increase from 2017 and a 29 percent increase since 2013.

Women throughout the EU face inequalities. But Roma women face additional challenges such as anti-Gypsyism, extreme poverty, exclusion and discrimination which reinforce their disadvantages, according to the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. It underlines the urgent need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures that allow Roma women to realise their full potential.

El Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Nación, Germán Garavano, declaró la emergencia carcelaria por el término de tres años. La Procuración Penitenciaria fue convocada para ser parte de la Comisión de Emergencia en Materia Penitenciaria con el objeto de analizar la situación actual. 

La Defensoría del Pueblo abrirá una queja contra el Sistema Penitenciario después de que la Oficina de Protección de los Derechos Humanos de las Personas Privadas de Libertad encontrara en la Cárcel de Deborah una persona privada de libertad con posibles problemas psiquiátricos que permanece en condiciones inhumanas. Además, el personal administrativo labora en oficinas que no cumplen con las condiciones adecuadas.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr Anthony C. Mifsud, presented the Case Notes 2018 to the President of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anglu Farrugia. This year’s edition, as usual, tries to report cases that are of general interest and represent a good cross-section of the complaints investigated by the Ombudsman and the Commissioners.

During 15 – 19 March 2019, the Thai Ombudsman delegation visited the Republic of Korea to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral cooperation between the Thai Ombudsman and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea.

The Honourable Wafaqi Mohtasib called on the Honourable President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Monday, 1st March 2019, and presented the Annual Report of the institution for the year 2018.

Se trata de un trabajo de investigación de Políticas Sociales y Derechos Humanos a nivel local, que analiza desde la perspectiva de derechos humanos seis aspectos vinculados con políticas públicas. Puede descargarse, en inglés y en castellano, desde la web.

La Defensoría del Pueblo recomendó dejar sin efecto el proceso de contratación de más de 400 profesionales y personal técnico del Hospital Regional de Tumbes, por presuntas irregularidades que ponen en riesgo la transparencia y el principio de la legalidad de dicha convocatoria.

Radio Ombudsman – the regular podcast of Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) – introduces Jenna Brown, Ombuds at the University of Denver and founder of the European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education (ENOHE).

Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel and her team started a Community Outreach Program during the month of March. The Bureau visited the various districts to seek out the concerns, grievances and complaints of the people as well as continuing to promote awareness on the role of the institution.

The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, is welcoming the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people within the state care and youth justice system. Mr Boshier is responding to the government’s announcement of proposals aimed at strengthening the independent oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system and children’s issues.

El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña, Rafael Ribó, y el Síndic de Greuges de Cornellà, Joan Barrera, han firmado un convenio de colaboración entre las instituciones que ambos encabezan. Con este, ya son 37 los convenios firmados con síndicos locales. Además, el Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña también tiene acuerdos de colaboración mutua con las nuevas universidades públicas catalanas.