Annually the Ombudsman meet to discuss developments within the Kingdom and share best practices. This time the meeting took place on Saba, a small island which is part of the Dutch Caribbean.

 

In 2018, the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland received 5,591 complaints. The number is very high, although it falls slightly from the all-time record of 6,192 in 2017. The administrative branches with the highest number of complaints in 2018 were social services (1,097), the police (632) and healthcare (612). 

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia has published four thematic ad hoc reports as well as a guide on the media coverage of child related issues. The reports, which have partly been drafted with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia and Georgia, show the recent priorities of the Ombudsman of Armenia.

This year’s International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) will be held from 10 – 14 March 2019 in Johannesburg (South Africa). The event will be co-hosted by the Information Regulator South Africa and The University of Pretoria.

Se encuentran disponibles las Guías de Derecho y la Red Institucional para los colectivos de mujeres cis y LGBT+ privadxs de libertad, elaboradas en el marco de las prácticas pre-profesionales desarrolladas en la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación de la carrera de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

El Ombudsperson nacional, Luis Raúl González Pérez, destaca la necesidad de contar con más y mejor seguridad, que corresponda a un estado democrático de derecho, y demandó no renunciar a la institucionalidad civil y democrática.

The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan (NHRI) pays important attention to the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities and conducts on a regular basis different events on protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, works with the children in specialized facilities for down, autism and other syndromes and sends recommendations to the relevant state bodies.

The Bureau Ombudsman honored former Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin in a farewell dinner held at the Simpson Bay Resort & Marina Ball room on Saturday 19 January, 2019. The event was attended by various dignitaries,  colleagues, former and present staff of the Bureau, family and friends.