On 5 September 2024, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the arrangements for driving tests by the Transport Department (TD), and made 12 major recommendations to the Department.

Alors que 12 millions d’élèves du primaire et du secondaire font leur rentrée scolaire cette semaine, de trop nombreux enfants resteront chez eux faute de pouvoir être scolarisés, ou rencontreront de réelles difficultés dans leur apprentissage faute d’aménagements adéquats. Lycéens sans affectation, manque d’accessibilité et d’inclusivité pour les élèves en situation de handicap : ce sont des dizaines de milliers d’enfants qui, chaque année, voient leur droit à l’éducation entravé. Le Défenseur des droits est particulièrement vigilant à ces situations et fait de l’accès à l’éducation de tous les enfants une de ses priorités.

Le 5 septembre 2024 Paul Dubé, Ombudsman de l’Ontario, a annoncé aujourd’hui la tenue d’une enquête sur la pratique des agences de bien-être de l’enfance consistant à placer de jeunes enfants et des adolescent(e)s dans des hôtels, motels, bureaux et caravanes-roulottes.

On September 5, 2024, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced an investigation into the practice of child welfare agencies placing young children and teens in hotels, motels, offices and trailers. The Ombudsman launched the investigation on his own initiative in light of several reports about children being inappropriately housed in these settings. Ombudsman staff have already visited some of these children and youth to see their living conditions and hear their concerns directly.

La Diputada del Común, Lola Padrón, ha solicitado a la Consejería de Presidencia, Administraciones Publicas, Justicia y Seguridad que se adopten las medidas necesarias para que, con la diligencia debida y en estricto cumplimiento de la Ley Canaria de Educación no Universitaria, se proceda a destinar al presupuesto educativo el 5% del producto interior bruto canario, conforme al mínimo que regula la citada Ley. Padrón asegura que es preciso que se cumpla la Ley 6/2014, de 25 de julio, “en aras de alcanzar el logro de los principios rectores del sistema educativo canario”.

There is still a scramble every September to find appropriate school places for children with Special Educational Needs, despite progress made by Government in recent years to prioritise the issue. That’s according to Plan for Places, Two Years On from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, which examines whether progress has been made on recommendations made in the institution's previous Plan for Places report in 2022.

On 27 August 2024, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), in collaboration with the IOI, held a webinar to discuss and understand the crucial role Ombudsman institutions play in addressing gender bias and discrimination within organizations.

The second stage of the training program on “Communication in the Age of Social Media and Tech Platforms,” organized by the Association of Information and Progressive Technology of Timor-Leste (ITP-TL), concluded successfully from 27-29 August 2024. The training took place at the Oriente Foundation in Dili and featured the participation of two officials from the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ).