Save the date! African Ombudsman training and meetings to be held in Madagascar  from 4 – 7 May 2020.

In an article on “The anatomy of the crime against the Polish judiciary” published by Magazyn TVN24, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, Adam Bodnar comments on the complex developments regarding the judiciary system in Poland, lists the most frequently encountered popular opinions and tries to explain why it can be dangerous to accept those arguments.

Pour éviter le recours aux tribunaux, Revenu Québec peut conclure des transactions, c’est-à-dire des ententes à l’amiable, avec certains contribuables. Dans un rapport d’enquête publié le 27 février 2020, le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec révèle que les droits de la partie adverse ne sont pas toujours respectés par l’organisme lors d’une telle transaction.

The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) has launched a new paper outlining how NHRIs in Europe promote and protect the human rights of migrants at borders. The paper serves as a starting point for European NHRIs to put forward recommendations to national and regional authorities to ensure greater respect for human rights.

Three councils failed to act with accountability and transparency in a matter involving the outsourcing of parking fine reviews, Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha recomendado a la Dirección General de la Policía que garantice la intimidad de las mujeres que acuden a las clínicas de Interrupción voluntaria del embarazo.

Sweden has received international criticism for a long time due to inmates’ conditions in Swedish remand prisons. The criticism concerns primarily the fact that inmates with restrictions are put in isolation and thus put in a situation that may risk affecting their mental and physical health.

El 8 de enero de 2020, el presidente anunció la formulación de la Ley Orgánica de la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Yuan de Control. El Yuan de Control establecerá la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos conforme a la ley. Por el momento, se ha creado un grupo especial para llevar a cabo los trabajos preparatorios.

East Sussex County Council has been asked to review its policy for providing home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman criticised the way it dealt with a family’s situation.

La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de la Provincia de Santa Fe presentó a las autoridades de la Secretaría de los derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Familia de la provincia de Santa Fe la publicación “El acogimiento familiar en la provincia de Santa Fe. Diagnósticos y propuestas. Informe 2019”.

The head of the sector for the Protection of the Rights of Military Servants of the Ombudsman Office, Fazail Hasanov and the Chief Advisor of this Sector, Adil Hajiyev visited jointly with the representative of the Ministry of Defense the main clinical hospital of the Armed Forces.