The Waka Tangata APOR E-News includes news and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasian Region. Issue 5 of the Waka Tangata APOR E-news is now available online.

To date, the Office of the Ombudsman has received over 1,200 complaints relating to the coronavirus crisis. 79% of the complaints in which the investigation has been completed were found justified or were rectified.

The UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) requests your input and kindly asks Ombudsman offices to consider completing an online survey on leadership in crisis and the challenges Ombudsman offices around the world face. The survey is accessible online and your active participation will lead to useful learning for all IOI members.

GANHRI hosts a Webinar on 22 June 2020 about "Protecting and promoting the rights of older persons in COVID-19 responses and recovery: the role and experiences of national human rights institutions”

The members of the National Preventive Group (NPG) carried out a visit without prior notice to Guba city Boarding School for Children deprived of Parental Care, subordinated to the Ministry of Education, upon the instruction of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva.

El número de bomberos en Taiwán es de uno por cada 1.800 - 2.000 habitantes, y la brecha es bastante grande. La falta de bomberos es un problema a largo plazo. El aumento del número de muertes de bomberos durante el desempeño de su trabajo ha revelado muchos problemas ocultos, tales como la escasez de bomberos y equipos, así como la falta de capacitación. Por lo tanto, el Yuan de Control (YC) inició una investigación.

En el marco de las celebraciones por el 30 aniversario de la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe, la institución organizó un webinar donde presentó la adaptación de la Guía Práctica de Respuestas Inclusivas. La jornada busca regionalizar la iniciativa que surgió de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) con la publicación de la “Guía Práctica de Respuestas Inclusivas y con Enfoque de Derechos ante el COVID-19 en las Américas”.

Since 2016, the Human Rights Defender has started a new practice of developing jurisprudence and legal standards in decisions related to concrete cases. This procedure is based on the same principles as the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Cassation or the Constitutional Court and is an example of how the case law can be developed through the work of the country's legal institutions based on international obligations.