On February 5, 2016, the Public Defender held a press conference, where he presented the January information bulletin. In the greeting of the bulletin the Public Defender talked about the changes that took place in the Public Defender's office and throughout the country last year. He stressed the importance of the opening of the Academy of Human Rights and the launch of a hotline, the election of Public Defender as a full member of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions and the granting of the right to take photos in prison.

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In a report tabled on February 18, 2016, the Québec Ombudsman concluded that the detention conditions of detainees in Nunavik, a territority located north of the 55th parallel in Québec, are unnacceptable and that crime prevention measures are woefully lacking.

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Dans un rapport rendu public le 18 février 2016, le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec conclut que les conditions de détention des personnes incarcérées au Nunavik, territoire québécois situé au nord du 55e parallèle, sont inacceptables et que les mesures de prévention de la criminalité y sont nettement insuffisantes.

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The Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan on the advice of Chief Minister Sindh has reappointed Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik as the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh for a further term of four years.

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Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall addressed the annual meeting of the Chief Executives of Ireland's local authorities on 18 February 2016.

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