Annually the Ombudsman meet to discuss developments within the Kingdom and share best practices. This time the meeting took place on Saba, a small island which is part of the Dutch Caribbean.

The Bureau Ombudsman honored former Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin in a farewell dinner held at the Simpson Bay Resort & Marina Ball room on Saturday 19 January, 2019. The event was attended by various dignitaries,  colleagues, former and present staff of the Bureau, family and friends.

Ontario Ombudsman, Paul Dubé, released last Friday, 25^th of January, two new reference tools for municipal officials and the public, to help ensure that the province’s open meeting laws are consistently applied.

L’Ombudsman de l’Ontario Paul Dubé lancé vendredi dernier, 25 janvier 2019, deux nouveaux outils de référence à l’intention des dirigeants municipaux et du public, pour contribuer à une application uniforme des lois sur les réunions publiques partout dans la province.

El Ombudsperson nacional, Luis Raúl González Pérez, destaca la necesidad de contar con más y mejor seguridad, que corresponda a un estado democrático de derecho, y demandó no renunciar a la institucionalidad civil y democrática.

The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan (NHRI) pays important attention to the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities and conducts on a regular basis different events on protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, works with the children in specialized facilities for down, autism and other syndromes and sends recommendations to the relevant state bodies.

Se encuentran disponibles las Guías de Derecho y la Red Institucional para los colectivos de mujeres cis y LGBT+ privadxs de libertad, elaboradas en el marco de las prácticas pre-profesionales desarrolladas en la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación de la carrera de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia has published four thematic ad hoc reports as well as a guide on the media coverage of child related issues. The reports, which have partly been drafted with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia and Georgia, show the recent priorities of the Ombudsman of Armenia.

In 2018, the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland received 5,591 complaints. The number is very high, although it falls slightly from the all-time record of 6,192 in 2017. The administrative branches with the highest number of complaints in 2018 were social services (1,097), the police (632) and healthcare (612). 

This year’s International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) will be held from 10 – 14 March 2019 in Johannesburg (South Africa). The event will be co-hosted by the Information Regulator South Africa and The University of Pretoria.

Le Médiateur de la République a choisi l’après du jeudi 24 janvier 2019 pour se rendre au siège de la Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome (CENA) à Cotonou aux fins de s’assurer de la bonne organisation des élections législatives du dimanche 28 avril 2019. Il est appuyé pour la circonstance de ses proches collaborateurs.

In 2018 Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia monitored all six hospitals in Latvia, where in-patient psychiatric treatment of children is provided. During these monitoring visits Ombudsman examined treatment and other conditions of children in these hospitals.

The President of the General Inspection Organization (GIO) Iran, H.E. Justice Naser Seraji, took the opportunity of his participation at the 10th Annual Conference of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), which took place in Vienna (Austria), from 22 – 24 January 2019, to meet with Ombudsman Peter Fichtenbauer, Chairperson of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB), and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter.

Madame le Mediateur du Faso et tous ses collaborateurs adressent leurs vives félicitations à Roch Marc Christian KABORE Président du Faso pour la nomination de Mr Joseph Marie Christophe DABIRE comme Premier Ministre. Ces félicitations sont également adressées aux membres du gouvernement entrant.

The Commission has published a study that seeks to promote best practice for providing enhanced opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be involved in organised sports.There are an estimated 80m people with a disability in the European Union (EU), equivalent to approximately 15% of the EU population. Disabled people are less likely to take part in organised sport than non-disabled individuals, this despite the many positive benefits of participation. 

The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Ms Connie Lau, published the Office of The Ombudsman’s Brief Report 2018 on 31 January.   The Office received a total of 10,130 enquiries and 4,870 complaints in 2018. The figures were at similar levels to those in the past few years, with an average of 850 enquiries and 400 complaints per month. 

Raymond Théberge, commissaire aux langues officielles, a fait la déclaration suivante aujourd’hui que le 29 janvier marque le premier anniversaire de son entrée en fonction en tant que commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada. Après son avis, on a également tous un rôle à jouer pour favoriser le respect des langues officielles. Mais d’abord et avant tout, on doit respecter les uns les autres

Los representantes de la Asociación de Defensores del Pueblo de la República Argentina (Adpra) mantuvieron un encuentro con el titular de la Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ) a quien le entregaron una propuesta elaborada por las defensorías donde propusieron diferentes maneras de abordar la problemática surgida por los incrementos desproporcionados en las cuotas de los planes de autos 0 kilómetro.