This report presents the state of play of the implementation of the right of European Union citizens with disabilities to vote in elections to the European Parliament. With this report, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) provides a full picture of how this right is actually implemented. The report is available in English, French and Spanish.

Dans certains cas, l’administration accorde une allocation plus élevée lorsqu’elle constate que l’état de la personne handicapée s’est aggravé. Or, les problèmes rencontrés par l’administration dans le traitement des dossiers retardent les examens médicaux et les décisions.

The Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) and the Ombudsman for Bermuda are pleased to invite you to attend the 10th Biennial CAROA conference and training which will be held from 28 - 31 May 2019 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort in Bermuda.

On 25 March 2019 the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), Adam Bodnar, invited representatives of different international human rights institutions, including the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), to discuss the current situation of threat that he is facing at the moment.

 

Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights, took part in the NHH Symposium. He spoke about the rule of law, independence of the judiciary, judicial cooperation and the principle of mutual recognition of judgments in the European Economic Area.

Con la presencia de mujeres representantes de entidades sociales, gremiales, culturales y políticas el defensor, Raúl Lamberto, presentó el libro “Abriendo Sentidos” cuyo objetivo es convertirse en una guía práctica y adaptable a casi todos los contextos para trabajar situaciones de violencia de género, pero que además pueda adaptarse a otras situaciones, de violencia en el trabajo, en los efectores de salud, en educación, etc.

En el marco de la Segunda Conferencia de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre la cooperación Sur-Sur del Plan para Buenos Aires (PABA+40) la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación organizó junto con la Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) un evento paralelo en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Upon investigating the appeals addressed by a number of convicts, human rights organizations and the Ombudsman, 431 convicts including 35 women and 14 foreigners were pardoned by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated March 16, 2019.