The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) is deeply concerned about reports that Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Poland faces a lawsuit in response to a statement he made on the topic of hate speech in Poland.

The Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis hosted a reception and conference in Athens from 20 - 22 February 2019 on the occassion of the 20th Anniversary of the Greek Ombudsman institution. 

The Greek Ombudsman, a constitutionally endorsed independent authority, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. More than 1.000.000 citizens who have come to contact with the services of the Authority throughout the years — according to the data held by the Ombudsman — are also celebrating with us.

Une étude sur les adolescents vivant avec leurs familles en hôtel social, menée avec l’appui du Défenseur des droits, lui a été présentée aujourd’hui. Explorant les difficultés auxquelles sont confrontés ces adolescents dans leur vie quotidienne, les empreintes que laissent ces épreuves sur leur construction et comment ils arrivent, ou non, à les surmonter, l’étude met en évidence les effets délétères de la vie en hôtel sur les relations familiales et amicales, la scolarité et la santé des adolescents.

Following a complaint lodged by Students from Blantyre International University (BIU) and Share World concerning the un-accreditation of the law programs by the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE), the Honorable Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has directed two Universities to stop offering the law program until all legal requirements are met.

Ante las degradantes condiciones de alojamiento y las prolongadas estadías que padecen las personas privadas de su libertad alojadas en la Unidad nº 28, el Procurador Adjunto Interino, Ariel Cejas Meliare, realizó una recomendación al Director Nacional del Servicio Penitenciario Federal.

Members of the National Preventive Group (NPG) against torture of the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan visited the prison in Gobustan under the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.

La Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) denuncia ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) la persistencia de violencia contra personas Defensoras en México, a quienes refrendó su respaldo, y llamó a las autoridades a garantizar condiciones para que realicen sus actividades de manera libre y segura.

The Office of the Ombudsman of Tonga published its Quarterly Newsletter, which covers the period from October – December 2018 and puts a specific focus on the Ombudsman’s outreach programmes to the youth.

Le Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, présent depuis les débuts du salon, faisait partie des 402 exposants à présenter son institution et ses missions les 14 et 15 février au Wex de Marche-en-Famenne.

On 19 February 2019, Hong Kong Ombudsman Connie Lau announced the completion of two direct investigations, namely “Government’s support for non-Chinese speaking students” and “Government’s handling of two trees in front of Tang Chi Ngong Building of University of Hong Kong”.

His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was pleased to appoint Justice Kankani Tantri Chitrasiri as the Parliamentary Commissioner for administration (Ombudsman) of Sri Lanka. Mr Chitrasiri succeeds Mr. L.A.T. Ekanayake who retired on 23 January 2019.

The Constitutional Court recognized unconstitutional the legal regulations stating the automatic (by default) deprivation of the contact with outside world of detainees and convicted persons transferred to the disciplinary cell, based on the application submitted by the Human Rights Defender. The Court stated June 5, 2019 as a deadline for the National Assembly and the Government, giving a possibility to correspond the challenged provisions to the requirements of the decision, otherwise they will be declared repealed.

El defensor del Pueblo de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, se reunió, en Venado Tuerto, con funcionarios, representantes de productores y del comité de cuenca la Picasa, para abordar la situación actual que atraviesa el sistema de desagües de la laguna La Picasa.

Victorians lodged more than 800 complaints about VicRoads with the Victorian Ombudsman last financial year, with many of the issues having serious financial, practical and emotional consequences for those involved.

El Yuan de Control celebra la reunión de evaluación de los trabajos realizados en 2018: los poderes ejercidos por el organismo aumentaron los recursos financieros nacionales en NT$ 16.100 millones.