The European Forum Alpbach 2019 hosted a breakout session by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the IOI on “Human Rights Under Pressure: The Role of Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions”. The IOI was represented by its President and Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall.

El pasado martes 13 de agosto, Juan Manuel Irrazabal fue electo como presidente del Comité Nacional para la Prevención de la Tortura (CNPT) por los integrantes de ese cuerpo.

The Ombudsman attaches great importance to the cooperation with the Council of Europe (CoE). On regular basis the Ombudsman meets the different representatives of the CoE and informs them on the activities of the Institution.

La Defensoría del Pueblo relevó en la ciudad de Santa Fe el cumplimiento del decreto que reduce a 0% el IVA en productos de consumo básicos.

The 31^st Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR) Conference is scheduled to be hosted by the Control Yuan in Taiwan this coming 25 - 27 September.

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), in collaboration with the National Council of Zongo Chiefs, has organised a two-day sensitisation forum on protection and enforcement of fundamental human rights and freedoms in the society.

A retired government employee approached the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik with the complaint that District Council Hyderabad was not paying arrears of Pension and Dearness Allowance and delaying the matter on one pretext or the other

As part of her mandate to promote the rights of persons with disabilities at regional and global levels, Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Disability and Accessibility, developed a campaign titled “Good treatment for girls, boys and adolescents with disabilities in the world".