The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented to the public today (8 July) the 2019-20 Annual Report of the Office of The Ombudsman. The Office has seen a huge surge in the number of complaints received, almost quadrupling the figure in the previous year.

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called for the role of domestic monitoring bodies, officially known as National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs), to be strengthened, highlighting the importance of monitoring the conditions of people deprived of liberty in critical situations such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

Councillors in Norfolk will be provided with regular detailed analysis of the county council’s special educational needs services following a critical Ombudsman report.

The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina tabled its Annual Report on the results of the activities of the independet instution.

Adoptée en octobre 2019, la directive européenne garantit un niveau élevé de protection des lanceurs d’alerte. Les Etats membres de l’Union européenne ont jusque fin 2021 pour transposer les règles dans leur législation nationale. Le réseau NEIWA, pour Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities, regroupe une vingtaine d’institutions publiques européennes chargées de veiller à l’intégrité et à la bonne gouvernance. Le Médiateur fédéral en est membre.

Les hacemos llegar el 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).

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia and the European Court of Human Rights are launching a new project: The Armenian Human Rights Defender met the new elected President of the European Court of Human Rights

Creado en 1995 fue el primero en su tipo en la República Argentina. Durante la pandemia no ha dejado de prestar sus servicios y cumple un rol fundamental en el aporte a una cultura de la paz.