Wed, 19/01/2022 - 12:00

We laid 25 decisions before the Scottish Parliament this month.  For more information, please click the link below.

Download the Ombudsman's overview (PDF, 424KB) or read it online (link is external).  Media enquiries can be made by email or via our online form.

– Médiateur de la République du Sénégal –

Monsieur Demba KANDJI a rendu visite, le jeudi 20 janvier 2022, à Monsieur Doudou NDIR, ancien Médiateur de la République et actuel Président de la Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome (CENA). Cette visite de courtoisie intervient à quelques heures des élections locales dont la date est fixée au 23 janvier 2022.
 

Le Président Doudou NDIR, entouré des membres de son bureau a, d’emblée, souhaité la bienvenue à son pair ( tous deux sont Magistrats), à son successeur à la tête de l’Institution du Médiateur de la République et à son frère, par les liens de famille qui les unissent.
 

Le Président de la CENA a rappelé, à l’occasion, la place du Médiateur de la République au sein de la nomenclature institutionnelle et le magistère d’influence qu’il exerce.

The Chancellor of Justice received the A-status accreditation as a national human rights institution by the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA). The decision on accreditation preceded by a submission of a comprehensive statement on the independence, mandate and composition of the institution of the Chancellor of Justice, and an oral hearing by the SCA in December last year.
 

"With this decision, international experts gave the highest possible assessment of the institutional independence of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia, as well as of the quality of work done on the protection and promotion of human rights," commented the Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise.
 

The body with an A-status accreditation may attend in sessions of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and take the floor under any agenda item, submit documentation and take up separate seating. The body can also fully participate in the international and regional work and meetings of national institutions as a voting member, and comment on the national report for Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The latter means that the views of the government and civil society organisations on the human rights situation in Estonia will be hereafter complemented by the analysis of the Chancellor of Justice as the national human rights institution of Estonia.

The Annual Report 2021 of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia is now available in English.
 

The Report covers the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021. It gives an overview of the activities of the Chancellor of Justice in the areas such as the rule of law, the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, inspection visits, protection and promotion of human rights, protection of privacy, and many others:
 

• Chancellor's year in review
• Children and young people
• Education and work
• Environment
• Equal treatment (incl. disability rights)
• Inspection visits (incl. NPM activities)
• Money
• Population
• Protection of privacy
• Rule of law
   

The annual report is now available in English. It can be downloaded and saved in full or by chapters on the website of the Chancellor of Justice.

It is with great concern that the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) has learned about recent developments at the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine regarding the establishment of a Temporary Special Commission to verify a possible violation of oath by the Commissioner for Human Rights (Draft Resolution N° 6322). The resolution has been sent to the Parliament’s Plenary. If approved, it could initiate a formal process of dismissal of the current Commissioner.
 

As the only global organization for the cooperation of more than 200 parliamentary Ombudsman worldwide, the IOI follows circumstances that pose a threat to the independence of Ombudsman around the world and we take such circumstances very seriously.
 

The office of the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights is a long-standing member of the IOI. It is an internationally accredited NHRI with A-status, which enjoys a very high regard globally.