On 21 December 2023, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, Mrs. Maria Stylianou-Lottides, submitted to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, the Annual Report of her Office for the year 2022, and the individual Annual Reports of the Equality Body and the National Preventive Mechanism.

On 22 December 2023, two teams of the Provincial Ombudsman Secretariat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa visited the Union Council Esa Khel District Peshawar regarding an awareness campaign about the role and responsibilities of the Ombudsman Institution.

The State Comptroller and Ombudsman Mr. Matanyahu Englman published a special report on the complaints of the public relating to the conduct of the government authorities towards the citizens of Israel during the first weeks of the emergency situation in the country.

On 19 December 2023, Toronto’s Ombudsman Kwame Addo launched an investigation into the Toronto Police Service’s Vulnerable Persons Registry (VPR) to determine if its communication to the public about the registry is adequate and fair.

Tras la labor de observancia realizada por Oficiales de Derechos Humanos de la Defensoría del Pueblo de manera presencial en las protestas, manifestaciones y cierres en los meses de octubre y noviembre la Institución concluyó que hubo vulneración de los derechos humanos a la seguridad física y personal, a la educación, salud, alimentación, libre tránsito, libertad, ambiente sano, sindicalización, libertad de prensa, expresión, opinión, derecho a manifestarse y a la consulta ciudadana. El informe está disponsible aquí.

Dans son Rapport annuel 2022-2023 publié le 7 décembre 2023, le Commissaire aux services en français, Carl Bouchard, demande aux ministères et organismes du gouvernement de l'Ontario de former tout le personnel de première ligne sur la façon dont il doit fournir des services en français et les raisons de le faire. Ils devraient également veiller à ce que leurs comptes de médias sociaux soient en français et en anglais, recommande-t-il aussi.

As part of the celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola addressed a message to all members of the AOMA and promoted an International Conference, under the theme: “Dignity, Freedom and Justice for all, in the countries of the CPLP”.

On 14 December 2023, the Ombudsman Ms Winnie Chiu announced the completion of a direct investigation into the repairs and maintenance of outdoor recreational and sports facilities under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.