The City of Toronto Ombudsman has found that a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) investigation into the actions of a few of its Transit Fare Inspectors was not sufficiently fair, thorough or transparent to justify its conclusions.

Le Médiateur de la République, M. Ali Sirfi Maïga, a présidé, le mardi 16 juillet 2019 à l'auditorium Sani Bako de Niamey, la double cérémonie de remise des cahiers de charges du comité d'organisation des Etats Généraux de l'Administration et celui du premier rapport du Comité d'écoute des usagers de la Fonction Publique.

Cada 18 de julio, día del natalicio del ex presidente sudafricano, se celebra el día internacional que lleva su nombre con el fin de reconocer sus aportes para la cultura de la paz, la libertad y la democracia.

In commemoration of its 40^th anniversary, the IOI published a book to portray the history of the IOI. The lively and vivid assessment of the IOI’s development has now been made available in a Chinese version to attract a broader audience.  

El Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO) expresa su apoyo a la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) de México, la cual enfrenta lamentables descalificaciones y comentarios perjudiciales pronunciados por el Gobierno mexicano, en el ejercicio de su mandato constitucional, como organismo independiente, en la protección y promoción de los derechos humanos de los mexicanos.

As part of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York (9 July – 18 July 2019) the Permanent Missions of Austria and Malaysia to the United Nations in New York hosted a side event coving the topic of “Protecting the Rule of Law & Human Rights and Advancing Access to Justice”. Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized the event content-wise and invited several renowned officials to speak and debate about actions and strategies to protect the human rights of democracy activists, to ensure that the “Rule of Law” is “human rights’ centered” under SDG Goal 16 and the role of Ombudsman institutions in this context.

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.

 

On Thursday, 11 July 2019 IOI President and Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall and the CEO of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), Phelim Quinn, signed an updated memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further cooperation between both organisations.