In this report, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia reports on the implementation of the duties and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in 2021 under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).

The local people request the Ombudsman to conduct fact findings and to drive responsible government agency to urgently mount the traffic light and the slow down dashed line as well as the road signs to alert the vehicle drivers specifically at the Hub Krapong irrigation canal intersection – on the 3203 highway – in front of the entrance of Royal project of Hub Krapong, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, where it hosts numerous accidents.

The Office of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia and the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) are organizing an International Conference on “The Rights of Older Persons and Role of Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions”, which will take place on 27 September 2022, in Tbilisi, Georgia and online.

Integrantes de la Defensoría del Pueblo, su Centro de Asistencia a la Víctima y Testigo del Delito (CAV) y la Defensoría Provincial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (DNNA) realizaron talleres de capacitación e intercambio con docentes y estudiantes del Instituto Superior del Profesorado de Música "Carlos Guastavino".

On 23 August 2022 the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) hosted a webinar to showcase sectoral Ombudsman. A video recording and speaker presentations are now available online.

This organizational resilience Guidance Tool is designed to be used by leaders and staff of national human rights institutions (NHRIs). Drawing on the experience of NHRIs around the world, it aims to help NHRIs build and maintain long-term resilience and to respond to threats.

To record the important historical facts about the progress of Taiwan’s supervisory system and human rights, the Control Yuan (CY) issued the CY 90th Anniversary Special Issue in 2021. After almost a year of effort, the English edition of the Special Issue was finally launched on August 9, 2022, in a demonstration of the CY’s ongoing commitment to working with the international community.

Les hacemos llegar el 35. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).