At the Regional Council of Lazio, a meeting took place between Marino Fardelli, Civil Ombudsman of Lazio and President of the Coordination of Italian Civil Ombudsmen, and Walter Domingo Martello, Vice General Civil Ombudsman of the Province of Buenos Aires. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences between the two institutions, and this goal was fully achieved with a commitment to continue in the future.
El 22 de marzo 2024, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha registrado en las Cortes Generales el Informe anual de la actividad de la institución en 2023, y ha hecho entrega del mismo a la presidenta del Congreso de los Diputados, Francina Armengol. El Informe será entregado al presidente del Senado, Pedro Rollán, el 25 de marzo.
Ombudsman Margaret Kelly has called for patients to be given a central role in shaping safety protocols within Northern Ireland's health service. Speaking at a conference on patient safety on 20 March 2024, Ms Kelly asked the Department of Health to take the lead in creating a comprehensive framework that empowers patients and fosters a culture of safety and accountability.
La síndica de greuges de Cataluña, Esther Giménez-Salinas, acompañada por el adjunto general, Jaume Saura, ha entregado a la presidenta del Parlamento, Anna Erra, el Informe anual al Parlamento de la institución correspondiente al año 2023.
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass reflects on her 10-year term as Victoria’s Ombudsman in a report which is now available. She will shortly come to the end of her 10-year term as Victoria’s Ombudsman.
Prompted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) re-activating or off-setting very old debts, on 26 March 2024, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, ACT Ombudsman and Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman published: How to tell people they owe the government money – Best practice principles for notifying people about debts.
The Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC), Jason Pedlar, has released his first annual report that highlights an increase in cases, quick and effective resolution of files, and opportunities for change to better serve Yukoners.
On 22 March 2024, the Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released a report on the unfairness inherent in Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) Pain and Suffering Compensation (PSC) benefit. The PSC benefit compensates Veterans for disabilities related to their service. How VAC pays the PSC benefit directly affects what happens to Veterans’ compensation when they die.
La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) advirtió, en este caso, violaciones a los derechos humanos a la protección a la salud y vida, al trato digno y al acceso a la información en materia de salud. La comision acreditó que personal de salud de la Unidad de Medicina Familiar número 19 y del Hospital General de Zona número 1 “Venados”, de la Ciudad de México, otorgaron atención inadecuada a un paciente, persona adulta mayor, quien cursaba con exacerbación de EPOC, y al no ser tratado de manera adecuada y oportuna, lamentablemente falleció.
A partir de un monitoreo de rutina, integrantes de la PPN tomaron conocimiento de la situación de vulnerabilidad de una joven lactante que permanecía alojada en el Centro de Contraventores de la CABA. Ante esta situación, el organismo se presentó como amicus curiae acompañando la solicitud de prisión domiciliaria realizada por la defensa.