A high-level conference on the topic of “Impacts of artificial intelligence development on human rights, democracy and the rule of law” was held from February 26-27, 2019, in Helsinki, Finland. The conference was organized by the Finnish government and Council of Europe (CoE) within the framework of the Finnish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.

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La próxima Asamblea General del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman – Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) se llevará a cabo los días 18 y 19 de julio de 2019, en la ciudad de San Salvador, capital de la República de El Salvador. El encuentro se desarrollará como es habitual en dos jornadas: el día jueves 18 con un seminario y el día 19, con la Asamblea propiamente dicha.

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El defensor del Pueblo pidió avanzar en “prácticas restaurativas como metodologías de abordaje de conflictos”. La capacitación se desarrollará en cuatro clases en el nodo Rosario con la participación de numerosos organismos.

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Le Médiateur du Royaume, M. Mohamed Benalilou, a reçu, le vendredi 01 mars 2019 au siège de l’Institution, la Présidente de l’Association Adala, Mme Jamila Essiouri, accompagnée d’une pléiade d’acteurs de la société civile et des jeunes acteurs médiatiques régionaux, afin de s’enquérir sur les domaines de compétence de l’institution, et d’examiner les moyens de coopération avec celle-ci.

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On 15 March 2019, the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution”, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. The Venice Commission is the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy through Law providing legal advice to its Member States.  

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Polish Commissioner for Human Rights discovered alarming case of deprivation of liberty in psychiatric facility during one of his preventive visits. A citizen was placed in the mental hospital for stealing a bike. This happened 10 years ago by a court decision that was based on the opinion of a psychologist who had not even examined the patient.

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El síndic de greuges de Cataluña, Rafael Ribó, ha reclamado en comisión parlamentaria a todas las administraciones que adopten las medidas necesarias para proteger a los colectivos más vulnerables y en riesgo de exclusión. En este sentido, ha hecho una mención especial de los niños extranjeros sin referentes familiares que viven en Cataluña (MENA) y que están sufriendo ataques xenófobos y muestras de rechazo muy graves, como los incidentes de Canet de Mar y Castelldefels.

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En 2018, l’institution a reçu 95 836 dossiers de réclamations soit une augmentation de plus de 6% par rapport à 2017 et de 13% sur les deux dernières années. 80% des règlements amiables engagés par l’institution ont abouti favorablement. En outre, le Défenseur des droits a répondu à 34 999 demandes d’information. Il a rendu 295 décisions, adressé 29 avis au Parlement et présenté à 108 reprises des observations devant des juridictions.

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Dr. Endale Haile was appointed Chief Ombudsman of Ethiopia in June 2018, replacing the Hon. Mrs Fozia Amin. Dr Haile began his career in education and spent five years as a member in the Ethiopian Parliament.

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Los miembros del Yuan de Control (YC) prestando atención a la seguridad de los conductores mayores, llevó a cabo una investigación en la que descubrió que el proyecto de atención a los conductores mayores, elaborado por el Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones, solamente se aplicaba a aquellas personas que cambiaban la licencia de conducir con 75 años.

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Le 20 mars 2019, comme chaque année, 300 millions de francophones répartis sur les 5 continents fêtent leur langue en partage et leur diversité, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la Francophonie. L’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF) est l’un des réseaux institutionnels membre de l’OIF. Elle a fêté ses 20 ans d’existence le 20 mai 2018.

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The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) recently released the 11th issue of its newsletter including a wide range of information on ombudsman institutions on the African continent. The March edition of the AOMA Newsletter is available in English and French.

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On Wednesday 13 March IOI President and Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall published a report on his Office’s experience of dealing with complaints from refugees and asylum seekers living in direct provision centres in 2018.

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Ante la crítica situación de hacinamiento y sobrepoblación en la U28, la Cámara Nacional del Crimen dispuso que se fije un cupo máximo en dicha alcaidía.

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The Defender inquired into a complaint where the complainant alleged that his employer was discriminating against employees because of their age. Allegedly, employees over 65 years of age were being offered less favourable contracts as concerned their term, number of working hours and sources of funding.

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The Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand published their review for summer 2019. The full review can be accessed here.

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The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected. Besides constitutional review and ombudsman functions, the Chancellor also fulfils the role of national preventive mechanism for ill-treatment and ombudsman for children. Once a year, the Chancellor presents an annual report of his or her activities to the Riigikogu.

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