Créée en 2014, la plateforme des Droits de l’Homme est un lieu de concertation entre les institutions indépendantes fédérales, régionales et communautaires dont la mission concerne totalement ou partiellement la protection des droits fondamentaux.

Le 20 novembre 1989, l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU adoptait la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant (CIDE), premier traité international à énoncer les droits de tous les enfants et à contraindre les États parties à respecter chacun de ses articles.

On 1 December 2019, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will celebrate its 10th anniversary since it became legally binding, with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009. To mark this anniversary, the European Commission, together with the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), held a conference on 12 November 2019, with the aim of looking at how to improve the use and awareness of the Charter to bringing it to life for citizens in the EU.

El pasado miércoles 13 de noviembre se realizó el último encuentro para promover el cumplimiento del Protocolo de Estambul en la Academia Nacional de Medicina, el taller “Aportes de la medicina en la prevención y sanción de la tortura” organizado por la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación Argentina (PPN). El taller fue parte del proyecto “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los Mecanismos Nacionales de Prevención de la Tortura" que cuenta con el apoyo del Fondo OPCAT de Naciones Unidas. Nuevamente se utilizó la modalidad de práctico-ateneo II donde se presentaron dos casos de tortura.

According to Deputy-Ombudsman Pasi Pölönen, more precise regulation is required concerning smoking bans in prisons. Any lack of clarity in regulations should be urgently rectified because the health of personnel working in prisons and of prisoners who do not smoke must be safeguarded. 

Irish Ombudsman and IOI President Peter Tyndall has warmly welcomed a Council of Europe recommendation which will further strengthen ombudsman institutions across Europe. The 47-member Council of Europe has called on member States to put in place independent ombudsman institutions with a firm legal basis and protect them when needed. 

 

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Leon Jenkins-Johnston Esq. presented the Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2018 and the first half of 2019 to His Excellency, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio at State House. In 2018, 532 complaints were lodged in his office of which 330 were concluded.

The National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, the Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans have just published a joint Annual Report 2018. The report includes a number of case studies which illustrate their work.